Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, announced this in a telethon.
According to his information, and as a result of favorable weather conditions for the spread of fires. There were about 16 occupations in the region, currently 5 remain active, that is about 80 hectares of forest plantations. The most serious fire in the Kupyan forest farm in the Izyum district.
“The burning area is 15 hectares, all our reserves of the emergency services units are working there. We are blocking the approaches to populated areas, because the main task is to prevent the fire from spreading to populated areas,” Synegubov said.
The forest floor is burning, in some places the flames have spread to the crowns of trees. Currently, there are no casualties among the civilian population. Firefighters and specialized services continue to eliminate the consequences of the hit