The Russian army shelled the Chernihiv region: four rescuers of the State Emergency Service were injured

Russian forces have launched a second strike on a critical infrastructure facility in the Nizhyn district of Chernihiv region, where rescuers had arrived to put out a fire. Four firefighters from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were injured in the attack.

This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service and confirmed by the head of the Chernihiv Emergency Management Office, Vyacheslav Chaus.

It is noted that the fire broke out after a hostile drone attack on one of the critical infrastructure facilities. During the extinguishing, the occupiers deliberately launched a second strike, as a result of which four rescuers were injured. All of them were hospitalized.

In addition, according to Chaus, a 59-year-old resident of one of the villages in the Nizhyn district was injured. He was also taken to the Chernihiv regional hospital. A residential building was damaged.

In total, the Russian army shelled the Chernihiv region 42 times during the day. 81 explosions were recorded, and 20 settlements were hit.

In the Novgorod-Siverskyi district, farm buildings caught fire as a result of shelling. In several districts of the region, dry grass burned on an area of about 10 hectares. All fires were extinguished.

As is known, on the night of Monday, September 15, Russian troops carried out a large-scale air strike on Ukraine , using 84 strike drones of various types and three S-300 missiles. Thanks to the coordinated actions of the sky defenders, 59 drones were shot down and suppressed, but some still struck targets in several regions.

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