1 Military Killed, 5 Wounded By Shell Explosion On Firing Range In Kyiv Region

One military is killed and five servicemen are wounded by explosion of an artillery shell on a firing range in Kyiv region on August 4.

The press service of the Ukrainian army announced this in a statement, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The statement reads that the incident occurred at about 11 a.m. during live firing exercises on a firing range in Kyiv region.

All wounded servicemen have been brought to a hospital.

Investigation is underway.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, eight servicemen got injuries as a result of an explosion at a firing range outside the village of Cherkaske on July 20, 2017.

One of them died in a hospital later.