Ukraine: In Donetsk region, shelling destroyed 740 hectares of wheat

Olena Rybakova, Deputy Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Complex and Land Resources of the Donetsk Oblast, stated this at the briefing, Ukrinform reports. She emphasized that due to the hot weather and intense enemy shelling, the issue of fire safety in the regions of Donetsk region is very acute and important. And the main cause of fires is active hostilities. "Since the beginning of the year, there have been 46 fires on agricultural lands and agribusiness facilities. These are 9 fires in agricultural buildings, 7 of which were caused by ammunition hits; one fire — in the place of hay storage, as a result of which 316 tons of hay were destroyed. There were also 28 fires in grain fields, almost all of them, 26 of which were caused by munitions, and 740 hectares of wheat were destroyed. There were also 8 fires on the stubble, most of which were also caused by ammunition hits," said the deputy director of the department. She noted that the largest number of fires ...