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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