Over the past weekend in the water bodies of Ukraine killed 66 people, including 10 children, reported the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (SSES).
“66 people, among them 10 children, died on the water bodies of Ukraine over the past weekend. Fortunately, 11 people, including 4 children, managed to save. In general, since the beginning of 2024 on water bodies of Ukraine killed 672 people, including 76 children,” – reported in the Telegram channel on Monday.
It is noted that the most victims were found in Kyiv, Cherkasy and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
The State Emergency Service urges citizens to be careful while vacationing near water: to assess their physical capabilities, to choose only places adapted for swimming, not to swim too far, especially in unfamiliar bodies of water and to keep an eye on children.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has opened a demining center in Mariupol, Donetsk region, the Interior Ministry said on Facebook on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Interior Minister Arsen Avakov. “Currently we are at war and we all want this war to be over. We understand that yours is a very serious role because after the end of the war, when we have definitely reclaimed our territories, you will have a very serious responsibility… The war of demining will continue,” Zelensky said at the ceremony.
Modern equipment and demining robots were purchased for the center, the president’s press service said.
“Currently, 7,000 square kilometers of the Donbas area controlled by Ukraine is set with landmines,” it said.
It was reported that on Saturday Zelensky was visiting Mariupol on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the city’s liberation.
