The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the death of a saboteur while clearing mines in the Alshek area.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the death of a saboteur while clearing mines in the Alshek area.

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Friday confirmed information from the Russian Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights, Yana Lantertova, about the death of a Russian soldier while clearing mines on the road leading to Aleshki, Kherson region. " On October 28, 2026, during an engineering patrol and road clearance to ensure the safety of the routes of the humanitarian village of Albo village, Saharki, Aherson. The guard sergeant of the airborne division of the 98th guard, Andrei Vedernikov, was killed," the military department said in a statement. "A Russian serviceman was fatally injured as a result of an explosion during demining of an explosive device planted by a Ukrainian drone with a Doppler sensor that was activated when it approached it," the Russian Defense Ministry said.