The key facts
- The drone struck an open area after the emergency services arrived; no detonation occurred
- Rescuers extinguished the fire; no personnel were injured
- Earlier, drones attacked the center of Lugansk, damaging buildings and infrastructure
Second strike during firefighting operation
Rescuers from Russia's EMERCOM came under a second drone attack while extinguishing a fire in the center of Lugansk. According to the ministry's press service, the drone struck an open area after the emergency services had already arrived, but its warhead did not detonate. 'Fortunately, no detonation occurred, and no personnel were injured. Acting swiftly and skillfully, the rescuers extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading,' the EMERCOM statement said.
Context of the morning strike
According to Life.ru, Ukrainian drones earlier attacked the center of Lugansk in the middle of the working day. The head of the LNR, Leonid Pasechnik, said that apartment buildings and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged. A polyclinic, a school, a public transport stop, and shops are located near the strike site. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties. Thus, the fire, during the extinguishing of which the rescuers came under a second strike, resulted from this attack; final data on the consequences have not yet been provided.
