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Eleven fires caused by russian shelling in Kharkiv region in 24 hours

There were fires in Chuhuiv and Kharkiv districts.

Eleven fires caused by russian shelling in Kharkiv region in 24 hours
Destruction in the Kharkiv region
Photo: Kharkiv SES Regional Administration in Facebook

In the village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv region, residential buildings caught fire as a result of russian shelling. No one was killed or injured, - reported on Facebook by the SES regional administration of Kharkiv region.

According to rescuers, on May 16 at about 12:20 pm there were four fires in the village of Tsyrkuny because of shelling by the russian army. In different areas two houses, a garage, a farm building, as well as shrubs on the area of 200 square meters were burning.

The fire was extinguished by 40 rescuers from Shevchenkivskyi and Saltivskyi districts of Kharkiv at 4:45 pm. According to preliminary data from the State Emergency Service, no one was killed or injured.

In addition, at 6:04 am the House of Culture of the Dergachi City Council on an area of 300 square meters caught fire from the shelling by the russian federation. Around 9:00 am the fire was extinguished.

In total, for the past 24hrs, there have been 11 fires in Kharkiv region caused by russian shelling. Five fires occurred in Chuhuiv district, six - in Kharkiv.

During liberation of the settlement of Tsyrkuny of the Kharkiv region the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured the squad leader of 25th artillery brigade of Armed Forces of the russian federation. He said that russian artillery deliberately destroyed high-rise buildings in Kharkiv.

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