Fragments of a missile with a warhead weighing about 500 kg were located near residential buildings and a gas station in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv. This posed a high risk of explosion and civilian casualties.
Police explosives technicians and sappers from the State Emergency Service were involved in the work. The specialists rendered the missile warhead safe, after which they removed it with the help of special equipment for further neutralization at the landfill.
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Source: Ukraine Online News
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