Four lorries burned near Lviv due to Shahed drone debris – photos, video
Four lorries have been destroyed by fire as a result of a downed Shahed drone wreckage falling near Lviv.
Source: Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: Debris from a Shahed (Geran-2) drone fell in an industrial zone in the Lviv district at around 03:15 last night. Four lorries caught fire. Firefighters arrived at the scene quickly. The fire was extinguished in one and a half hours. Unfortunately, the lorries cannot be repaired."
Details: Kozytskyi said 32 firefighters and 6 units of special equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
"Overall, the enemy attacked our oblast with three attack drones during the two air-raid warnings issued in Lviv Oblast last night. Our air defence downed all [drones]. Most importantly, there were no casualties," Kozytskyi concluded.
Lviv City Council Member Ihor Zinkevych published photos from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine showing the aftermath of the fire.
Background:
- On the evening of 5 September, Russian forces launched attack drones from the south. After midnight, the Shahed drones reached Lviv Oblast. Later, the Russians launched new UAVs from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast towards Sumy Oblast.
- Explosions were heard in Kharkiv and Lviv Oblast. Warehouses near the village of Malekhiv, Lviv Oblast, are on fire due to the fall of Shahed drone wreckage.
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