On the night of April 24, approximately 40 fires broke out in 9 regions of Ukraine due to a massive attack from Russia, resulting in injuries to a rescuer in Zhytomyr region.

Source: Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko on Telegram

Direct quote from the minister: "Rescuers extinguished about 40 fire outbreaks in 9 regions of the country. Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia were under heavy attack from Russia."

Kyiv suffered the most, with rescuers working at 13 locations. As of 7:30 AM, 9 deaths and over 70 injuries have been reported in Kyiv.

Details: According to Klymenko, emergency operations continued under the threat of further attacks.

"In Zhytomyr region, the enemy struck at rescuers who arrived to extinguish fires. A 39-year-old rescuer was injured," Klymenko concluded.

Background:

• On the night of April 24, Ukraine faced a massive combined attack from Russia. Air defense systems were active.
• As of 6 AM in the capital, 9 deaths and 63 injuries were reported, including 6 children and a pregnant woman. Civil infrastructure was also hit.
• In Kyiv region, 2 individuals were injured, and several residential buildings, shops, and public transport stops were damaged.
• As a result of the attack across Ukraine, two railway workers were injured: a conductor in Zhytomyr and an engineer in Kyiv.