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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Russian soldiers blown up by their own mine after being fooled by Ukrainian prank call

A group of Russian soldiers have been blown up by one of their own mines after they were tricked by a Ukrainian prank call.

The troops, who had been posted in Mariupol, reportedly headed to a home on the outskirts of the battleground city after they received a call saying that members of Ukraine's Azov Regiment were stationed there.

A Telegram post by the city's mayor said they then bolted inside expecting to find them — only to be blown up by munitions laid down earlier by Russian forces.

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