Two bomb disposal experts were killed while defusing a drone near Kherson.

In the Kherson region, two bomb disposal experts lost their lives while attempting to defuse the warhead of a strike drone.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Telegram from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

It was noted that two bomb disposal officers from Zaporizhzhia - Senior Lieutenant Alexey Safonov and Lieutenant Ilya Dergilev - were conducting the demining in one of the villages of the Belozersk territorial community.

"During the neutralization of the warhead of an unexploded UAV, a detonation occurred. The law enforcement officers sustained fatal injuries," the report states.

Photo: deceased bomb disposal experts (t.me/mvs_ukraine)

Recall that over the weekend, Russian occupiers shelling nearly fifty populated areas in the Kherson region, including Kherson itself. Artillery and aviation were used for the strikes.

As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and two others were injured. The occupiers targeted social infrastructure and residential neighborhoods. High-rise buildings, private homes, a storage facility, and private vehicles were damaged.

It was also reported that during the shelling, a part of Kherson was left without heat and electricity, with significant damage to the power grid in the Dnipro district. Trolleybus traffic was temporarily restricted.