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In Murmansk, Zelena found a shell from the Great Patriotic War

April 10, 2023

A suspicious object was found in the Arctic capital during land work. Vzryvotehniki established that this is an artillery shell from the time of the Great Patriotic War.

On Monday, April 10, the operational duty officer of the Russian Guard Directorate in the Murmansk region received information about the discovery of a suspicious object resembling ammunition during ground works on Zelenaya Street in Murmansk.

OMON “Medved” explosives from the Russian guard went to the scene. During the examination of the find, it was established that the object is an 83 mm artillery shell from the time of the Great Patriotic War. No explosives were found inside.

The ammunition was handed over to the employees of the investigative-operational group in compliance with all precautions. A check will be made against it.

Recall, earlier “The Eastern Herald in Murmansk” said that a hand grenade from the Second World War was found in the Murmansk region.

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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