A child touched a Russian mine in a village in Kherson region, the head of the Kherson regional administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said.

"In Muzykivka, a child touched a Russian mine, which caused an explosion. The 11-year-old boy was hospitalised with shrapnel wounds to his legs, chest and abdomen," he said.

The boy underwent surgery, doctors assess his state of health as moderate.