Police defused an explosive device in a gas pipeline in the Zaporozhye region. TASS referring to the emergency services.
“On May 17, 2023, at approximately 18:00 Moscow time, a hand-made explosive device was found on a gas pipeline in the village of Rivne, north of Melitopol. Thanks to the timely and competent actions of the officials of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Zaporozhye region, the specified IED was neutralized. A search was held for people involved in the preparations for sabotage on the natural gas pipeline. The task and ancillary services have been transferred to an advanced operating mode, ”the message says.
Previously, employees of the Russian Guard rendered harmless An explosive object near a gas station in the Kursk region.
According to the National Guard, an explosive object was found near one of the gas stations in the city of Rylsk. He was examined by explosives specialists OMON “Finist” of the regional department of the Russian Guard, after which he was taken to a safe place and destroyed by a general assault.