Mine clearance expert from Norwegian People's Aid killed in Russian attack in Kherson Oblast

Jun 24, 2026 - 08:10
Mine clearance expert from Norwegian People's Aid killed in Russian attack in Kherson Oblast

A mine clearance expert from the international humanitarian organisation Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) has been killed due to a Russian attack on Novopetrivka in Kherson Oblast.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "Russian terrorists killed an employee of the international humanitarian organisation Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)."

Details: Prokudin said that the 24-year-old mine clearance expert sustained fatal injuries as a result of the Russian attack on Novopetrivka in the Vysokopillia hromada. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Early reports indicate that three other representatives of the NPA were injured. Information is being confirmed.

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