Rescuers in Donetsk region come under fire while extinguishing a fire

Rescuers in Donetsk region come under fire while extinguishing a fire

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Russian troops shelled 4 settlements in Donetsk region, killing one person. In the village of Udachne, rescuers came under repeated fire while fighting a fire.

Russian troops shelled 4 localities in Donetsk region yesterday, December 24, resulting in one death. While extinguishing a fire that arose due to shelling of the residential sector of the village of Udachne, rescuers came under repeated enemy fire. UNN reports this with reference to the State Emergency Service and the regional police.

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The towns of Lyman, Pokrovsk, Udachne, and Horikhove came under hostile fire yesterday. As a result of Russian attacks, 9 civilian objects were damaged, including 6 residential buildings.

Russians shelled Udachne with artillery, killing a man.  A residential building and two outbuildings on the territory of a private household caught fire.

Emergency workers localized the fire, which was 160 square meters in size, but were forced to temporarily stop their work due to repeated shelling.

It is also reported that an apartment building in Pokrovsk was damaged as a result of a drone attack.

In addition, three private houses in Horikhove were damaged by Russian strikes, and a cafe in Lyman was destroyed.