A mortar shell found on Sunday in the village of Ioncha, Znaur district, was defused on the spot.
As told to IA "Res" in the duty unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia, the ammunition turned out to be rusty, and therefore could explode in the event of its removal.
"It was a 32 mm shell from a foreign-made mortar. Since it turned out to be rusty, the sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations neutralized it on the spot, " the duty unit said.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that the ammunition was found by a local resident Laver Dzhioev.
