In Kovel, seven Soviet aerial bombs from the Second World War were discovered on the bottom of the Turiya River. \nas the newspaper UVolyńF reports, yesterday morning another meeting of the city commission on technogenic-ecological safety and emergency situations took place, in which representatives of the city authorities, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, and other competent agencies and services took part. Organizational and technical measures for preparing for the raising and disposal of explosive objects were discussed. A road is already being laid to this location from Brestska Street, and a platform is being built near the river itself, on which a crane will be installed to lift the aerial bombs. \nIn the emergency situation, the city authorities decided on a temporary evacuation of the population from the danger zone within a radius of one kilometer. This measure, forced for people's safety, is planned to begin on Wednesday at eight o'clock in the morning. According to the deputy mayor of Kovel, Volodymyr Litvinchuk, part of the evacuated residents will stay in the sanatorium-preventorium of the UKovelsilmashF plant. In addition to residential areas, four schools, two markets, and other objects Uhave fallenF within the dangerous one-kilometer zone. This entire territory will be blocked and patrolled by military and law enforcement formations. \nThe local authorities have already coordinated with the leadership of the Lviv Railway the schedule of train movement across two railway bridges in the Polish and Belarusian directions, near which sappers will be working. \nas reported in the Kovel city department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, specialists from Rivne should arrive today in the afternoon, who will determine the procedure for defusing the bombs. The average depth at which the bombs lie is 4-5 m. The radius of destruction in the event of an explosion could be up to 2 km. The total weight of the bombs in TNT equivalent is 600 kg. as reported in the Kovel city department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, most likely the disposal work will not be completed in one day. Thus, it is planned to remove one or two FAB-100 bombs per day. However, specialists do not yet know what to do with the seventh bomb — the FAB-250 — the largest and most powerful, which weighs about three hundred kilograms and has two fuses in a cocked combat state. According to technical specifications, such a bomb is prohibited not only from being transported, but also from being lifted. Therefore, the possibility of detonating it on site is not ruled out. \n \n
Part of the population of Kovel will be temporarily evacuated due to the disposal of aerial bombs from World War II
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