OREANDA-NEWS In the Krasnoyaruzhsky district of the Belgorod region, the excavator driver ran into a mine and was injured after detonating equipment. This was announced on Telegram by the governor of the Russian region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

According to preliminary information, the emergency occurred near the village of Demidovka. As a result of the incident, the worker received shrapnel wounds to his face and concussion. The ambulance team took him to the Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. There, the man receives all the necessary medical care.

Earlier, the mayor of Belgorod, Valentin Demidov, denied information about the mining of streets in the city with anti-personnel mines of the petal type. "This is a fake!" the mayor stressed.

Demidov added that security control has been strengthened in Belgorod on all streets and public areas, and security forces are on duty around the clock.