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Ukraine Says Russian Drones Struck Firefighters in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk, Destroying Fire Engines

State Emergency Service reports describe a growing pattern of drone strikes on emergency crews, including an ambulance hit in Mykolaiv the previous day.

Overview

  • In Velyka Babka, Kharkiv region, a UAV strike ignited a house fire and injured three civilians before a drone destroyed a fire engine as crews sheltered unhurt.
  • In the Samar district of Dnipropetrovsk region, officials reported one fire truck destroyed and two severely damaged during a strike on firefighters responding overnight, with no injuries to personnel.
  • The State Emergency Service attributed both incidents to Russian forces and said they occurred while responders worked at attack sites.
  • The agency noted a March 7 FPV drone attack on an ambulance in Mykolaiv Oblast that wounded a driver and a doctor.
  • Ukrinform and Ukrainska Pravda reported the incidents from State Emergency Service statements posted on Facebook.