
On December 16, five fires broke out as a result of Russian shelling in the Zaporizhzhia and Polohivskyi districts of Zaporizhzhia region.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia region.
In the village of Razumivka, rescuers extinguished a fire in a warehouse building and agricultural machinery inside with a total area of 100 square meters.
In the village of Novomykolaivka, an outbuilding with an area of 30 square meters was on fire at one address, and a vehicle with an area of 8 square meters was on fire at another address.
In the village of Kushugum, firefighters from the local fire department extinguished a car fire on an area of three square meters.
In addition, the SES sappers destroyed a cluster munition element from the Uragan multiple launch rocket system, which was found in the settlement of the region.
In total, 42 rescuers and 10 units of equipment were involved from the SES Main Directorate, and three firefighters and one unit of equipment from the local fire department “Kushugum”.
On December 16, the Russians launched 668 strikes on settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Six people were injured from the shelling of Zaporizhzhia. During the day, police registered 107 reports of the destruction of civilian infrastructure.