”The Russians have deliberately targeted people from the Danish Refugee Council who are on a humanitarian mission to clear mines”, writes the region's governor Viatjeslav Tjaus on social media.
It does not appear which nationality the two deminers have.
”First, the Russians lay out explosives and mines. Now they are killing people, civilians who risk their lives to make our country safe”, Tjaus continues.
Three more people were injured in the attack, which was carried out on the outskirts of the city of Tjernihiv, he writes.
The Danish Refugee Council confirms the attack to Danish TV2. Mette Frederiksen reacts strongly and sends her condolences to the relatives.
First and foremost, it's dreadful, she says to TV2.
She says that Russia is "a brutal enemy".
It's yet another example of a Russia that is willing to kill and willing to threaten and use almost all possible means to achieve its illegal goals, she continues.
The Tjernihiv region borders Belarus to the north and was partially occupied at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
