Market, houses, garages burn in six fires in Kharkiv region after shelling
Rescuers extinguished fires caused by night shelling in the Kharkiv region.
This was reported on Facebook by the regional department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
"On the night of October 1, the enemy launched a massive combined strike on the Kharkiv region. As a result of this attack, six fires broke out. Nine people were injured. The market area, private residential sector, garage cooperative, and other facilities were damaged. At 12:53 p.m., rescuers managed to completely extinguish the fires caused by enemy shelling," the post says.
More than 200 rescuers and 46 units of equipment from the State Emergency Service, as well as firefighters from the Tsyrkunivska volunteer fire brigade, were involved in dealing with the aftermath of the attack.
As reported, six people were injured in Kharkiv on the night of October 1 during Russian airstrikes, including a police officer.
According to the city council, at least 45 buildings in Saltivka have been damaged, and utility workers have already repaired more than half of the broken windows.
First photo: State Emergency Service