In a day, 14 forest fires occurred in Ukraine on an area of 12.3 hectares - the highest level of danger has been declared
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Over the past day, 14 forest fires were recorded in Ukraine on an area of 12.3 hectares. Four of them were caused by enemy drones, six by deliberate arson.
Over the past day, 14 forest fires occurred in Ukraine on an approximate area of 12.3 hectares. Despite the heat and shelling, fires in forests are being promptly extinguished, reports UNN referring to the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine".
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Four fires were caused by enemy drone strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv regions. Another six fires on an area of 3.39 hectares occurred simultaneously in the Kyiv region, in the Sukholiske forestry, according to the enterprise's statement.
The aforementioned fires, according to preliminary data, were caused by intentional arson. At the same time, the highest level of fire danger has been declared in the country.
The remaining fires were caused by human factors. In particular, due to careless handling of fire, ignitions occurred in the Cherkasy region, where the fire area was 0.36 hectares. Also, fire engulfed 6 hectares of forest in the Lviv region. The causes of this fire are being established
At the same time, according to forecasts from the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, an extreme level of fire danger will persist in Ukraine over the next three days. During daytime hours, air temperatures across almost the entire country will reach 35-38 °C.
Ukrainians have been urged to refrain from visiting forest areas in the near future.
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