UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Oct 4 — Over the past day, 101 fires occurred in the Kharkiv region, five of which were caused by Russian shelling, reported the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES).

Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and air strikes often, even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May.

The Russian shelling caused five fires in the Izium, Kupiansk, and Kharkiv districts of the region.

On the morning of October 3, the Russian army dropped two bombs on the village of Cherkaska Lozova in the Mala Danylivka community. One of the bombs hit a private yard, causing significant destruction and fires in a residential building and outbuildings over an area of 200 m2. The second bomb hit an open area. The blast wave damaged houses and outbuildings. In total, four civilians were injured in the attack.

In the afternoon, on October 3, the Russian army shelled the frontline village of Bohuslavka in the Borova community. The explosion destroyed a house. Dry grass on 8,000 hectares, the remains of the destroyed house, and a garage on an area of 100 m2 caught fire. Two people were injured.

The Russians caused the rest of the fires in open areas. There were no casualties.

In addition, over the past day, there have been 72 cases of fires in natural ecosystems with a total area of over 55 hectares.

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