Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Five killed defusing explosive device in Russian-controlled Sevastopol
Something very sad happened in a city called Sevastopol.
Sevastopol is in Crimea, which is controlled by Russia.
Some grown-ups were working to keep people safe in the city.
Their job was to make a dangerous explosive device safe.
An explosive device is something that can blow up and hurt people.
Sadly, the device exploded while they were doing their work.
Five people were hurt so badly that they died.
Four of them were bomb disposal specialists, and one was a security guard.
They were cleaning up the city after a drone attack happened there.
A drone is a flying machine that can be controlled from far away.
Five people were killed in Sevastopol while trying to defuse an explosive device.
The victims included four emergency service bomb disposal specialists and a security guard.
The explosion occurred during clearance work following a Ukrainian drone attack on the city.
Regional Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported the incident on Thursday, August 13.
Sevastopol is the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea.
- Who
- Five people, including four emergency service bomb disposal specialists and a security guard, as reported by Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev
- What
- Five people were killed while defusing an explosive device during clearance work following a Ukrainian drone attack
- When
- Thursday, August 13
- Where
- Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea
- Why
- They were carrying out clearance work after a Ukrainian drone attack on the city when the device exploded
- Fatalities
- 5
- Victims
- 4 emergency service bomb disposal specialists and 1 security guard
- Location
- Sevastopol, Russian-controlled Crimea
- Reported by
- Regional Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev
- Date reported
- Thursday, August 13
- Context
- Clearance work following a Ukrainian drone attack on the city
- Source
- Reuters