Russian attacks cause 8 fires in Kharkiv region in one day

UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul 5 — Russian shelling caused eight fires in the Izium, Kupiansk, and Chuhuiv districts of the Kharkiv region during the day. Firefighters put them out, reported the State Emergency Service (SES).

Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes 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.

In Kupiansk, a Russian hit caused the destruction of a private house on the left bank of the Oskil River. It caught on fire. The burning area of the destroyed building’s structural remains spread to 50 m2. At 11:00 a.m., an SES rescue team put out the fire using a tanker truck. No one was injured.

In the village of Hlushkivka, Russians destroyed six private houses and two outbuildings and damaged eight private houses and nine outbuildings. Fires broke out in four of the destroyed houses on a total area of over 220 m2. The Russian attack injured four civilians. At 9:50 a.m., firefighters put out all four fires.

The SES also notes that its pyrotechnics seized and neutralized 87 pieces of explosives during the day.