In the Kherson region, Russian troops attacked employees of the State Emergency Service twice on January 22, and one rescuer was hospitalized.
Points of attention
- Russian troops attacked employees of the State Emergency Service twice in Kherson region, resulting in injuries and hospitalization of a rescuer.
- The shelling by Russian occupiers damaged engineering equipment and the building of the fire and rescue unit in Kherson.
- In a separate incident, Russian forces fired mortar shells at the town of Beryslav, resulting in the tragic deaths of two individuals.
- The incidents highlight the dangers faced by rescuers and civilians in Kherson region due to Russian aggression.
- The State Emergency Service continues to carry out emergency rescue operations despite the threats posed by Russian attacks.
The Russian army twice fired on rescuers in the Kherson region
The Russian army shelled one of the neighborhoods of Kherson. Rescuers who were carrying out emergency rescue operations there came under attack.
One of them was hospitalized with injuries. Also, the engineering equipment of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine caught fire at the scene, which was extinguished by firefighters.
In addition, in the village of Bilozerka, the occupiers fired on a fire and rescue unit.
Fortunately, no personnel were injured — the emergency workers were in shelter. The building and roof of the unit were damaged, the press service reported.
Two people died in Beryslav as a result of Russian shelling
Russian troops fired mortar shells at the town of Beryslav, Kherson region, on the afternoon of January 18. Two people died as a result of the Russian terrorist attack.
This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
The Russians killed two people in Beryslav. This afternoon, the occupation army hit the settlement with a mortar. As a result of the shelling, a 68-year-old woman and a man born in 1972 received injuries incompatible with life.
He expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.
