A large cache of mortar shells was discovered in a vacant lot in Polotsk

November 29, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. A large ammunition depot was discovered in a vacant lot in Polotsk, the information and public relations department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Department told a BELTA correspondent. Near house No. 19 on Gastello Street, local residents found an artillery shell from the Great Patriotic War. During the inspection of the territory by sappers of military unit No. 5530, 120 mortar shells of 82 mm caliber, two artillery shells of 75 mm caliber, one artillery shell of 105 mm caliber, and 79 artillery fuses were found. All ammunition was removed to a safe place and destroyed.-0-