In Vitebsk, during the reconstruction of Victory Square, an ammunition from the Great Patriotic War was discovered

February 26, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. An explosive ordnance from the Great Patriotic War era was discovered today in Vitebsk during reconstruction work on Victory Square, the press secretary of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Marina Fando, told a BELTA correspondent. The report about the explosive find was received at 1:20 PM. It turned out to be a 152 mm caliber artillery shell with only the fuse remaining. It is presumed that the ordnance was transported in one of the vehicles along with sand from a quarry located on the outskirts of the regional center. The shell was removed to a safe location and destroyed by a demining group of military unit 5524 of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stationed in Vitebsk.-0-