The work to extinguish the fire in the community’s territory is complicated by the fact that the territory remains mined.
A large-scale fire covering an area of about 1,200 hectares was recorded in the Kharkov region. The fire spread to the village of Studenok. The village is being evacuated. This was announced by Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA, on Monday, September 2.
A large-scale fire continues in the Oskol settlement of the Izyum district, forest plantations are burning in an area of about 1,200 hectares. The fire spread to the village of Studenok. We are evacuating the residents. The number of evacuees so far is more than 200 people. Rescue services are working at the site in enhanced mode, the State Emergency Service, the police, district and local administration, and units of the KhOVA civil defense structure,” the message reads.
The fire raging in the Oskol community originated in the Donetsk region.
The press service of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine clarified that the fire occurred in the territory of the Holy Mountains National Park. According to the department, 1,500 hectares of forest burned and overturned residential buildings in nearby villages.
It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the entire invasion, approximately 9.5 thousand hectares of forest in the Holy Mountains National Park have been destroyed. Another 10 thousand hectares require inspection and neutralization of explosive objects. According to preliminary estimates, the estimated damage to the environment of the Holy Mountains National Park caused by the invaders is more than 16 billion Hryvnias.
In southern Croatia, a forest fire approaching a missile base and human settlements was contained.
Earlier it was reported that 68 natural fires were recorded in the territory of Yakutia in an area of more than 433 thousand hectares.
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Source: korrespondent
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