In the Sumy region, bomb disposal experts have neutralized the warhead of a Russian Kh-59 cruise missile that failed to detonate after being shot down. The Sumy regional police reported this on Telegram.
On December 20, a mobile explosives team from the Sumy regional police neutralized the warhead of the Kh-59 missile, which was downed by Ukrainian forces and did not explode upon impact. The missile, which fell on a plowed field near a settlement, was discovered by local residents.
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Source: Ukrinform News
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