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Two soldiers were killed and two more were injured after a self-propelled artillery vehicle caught fire in Kherson region on Tuesday, May 13, the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has reported.

“As a result, two servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sustained
burn injuries of varying severity. A third soldier was not injured,” the
ministry said.

According to the report, the wounded soldiers were taken to a military medical hospital of the Defense Ministry.

Later the Defense Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine that two soldiers
had been killed in the incident and two more were receiving the
necessary medical assistance.