The mortar shells date back to the period of 1941-1944.
SIMFEROPOL, April 29.
/ TASS /. An ammunition cache dating from World War II was found near the water
storage located near the Frontovoye village in eastern Crimea, the Russian
Border Service of the Federal Security Service’s regional department reported
on Thursday.
"During the
inspection of this area, two dozen 82 mm mortar shells were unearthed, which
had been there since the active hostilities period of 1941-1944," the
press service stated.
Border guards and
police officers cordoned off the scene and mounted a watch. "Deactivation
and destruction of ammunition will be carried out by the Emergencies Ministry’s
branch in the Republic of Crimea," the Federal Security Service noted.
