Almost every day, sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia go to the places of detection of various ammunition, which local residents or border guards find in different regions of the Republic. So, on Friday, sappers left for a call to the Forestry area of Tskhinval.
According to the press service of the rescue department, this time a 30 mm mortar shell from the 1940s was found. “Sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB promptly went to the scene, examined the adjacent territory and took the shell to the firing ground for further destruction,” the press service said.
Ministry of Emergency Situations has reminded that in case of detection of dangerous objects, it is necessary to immediately call the duty department of the emergency department and not take any action on demining or destroying shells.