Last week, rescuers in the Kharkiv region extinguished 120 fires in natural ecosystems, 9 of which were forest fires. The area of burned land was over 50 hectares. 6 fires were caused by enemy shelling.
In the coming days, the Kharkiv region will experience an extraordinary level of fire danger, which will contribute to the occurrence of fires in natural ecosystems. Just one unextinguished match under such conditions can cause a large-scale fire in a forest massif, fields, destroy private homes and even lead to the death of people.
Instead of eliminating the consequences of the Russian military aggression and rescuing people, emergency responders are forced to go out to extinguish fires with dry firewood. In particular, in the deoccupied territories, such fires can lead to the detonation of ammunition, engineering mines, or improvised explosive devices that did not explode.
Rescuers urge the public not to provoke fires in the country's natural ecosystems! Be responsible!