Russian forces targeted firefighting equipment, including tractors operating under electronic warfare cover, and conducted drone activity in the border zone. Attacks are cited as the cause of the resulting forest fire.
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Russian forces target equipment in the area and conduct constant drone activity, contributing to the fire outbreak.
Russian forces carried out 41 strikes on the Chernihiv region border using FPV drones.
In a village in the Semenivka community of the Novhorod-Siverskyi district, a grocery store was destroyed by fire following an explosion.
A communications facility was hit in the Koriukivka district.
In a village in the Koriukivka community, a forestry area was struck by enemy forces.
A house and a tractor were destroyed and another house caught fire in a village within the region.
In the Kulykivka community, a house and a car were damaged by a drone attack.
Firefighters cannot fully extinguish the blaze due to the threat from Russian FPV drones in the border zone.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:40.809Z
Source story: 8033577