Russian troops shelled Sumy region, causing fires in the private sector and forest. Rescuers, despite repeated shelling, extinguished the fires in populated areas and on 4 hectares of forest floor, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on Friday, UNN reports.
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According to the State Emergency Service, a fire broke out in a private house in one of the settlements of Shostka district. Rescuers were forced to take cover several times due to repeated shelling. The fire was extinguished.
A fire reportedly broke out in a natural ecosystem in one of the border settlements of Sumy district. Forest litter was burning on an area of 4 hectares. "The State Emergency Service employees managed to extinguish the fire in time - the flames did not have time to engulf the forest plantations, and the fire itself did not become large-scale," the agency said.
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Over the past day, according to the Sumy regional police, 160 attacks on the territory of Sumy region were recorded, 46 settlements came under occupants' fire. The shelling damaged 3 multi-storey buildings, 25 houses, a hospital, a lyceum, businesses, an outbuilding, 2 garages, 3 cars, 2 trucks and 2 trailers.