Russian drones started 17 fires in Chernihiv Oblast, adding forest to the list of things the war destroys without aiming
Falling wreckage sparked blazes across nine oblasts in a single week, with nearly three-quarters of all forest fires linked to military activity.
Between September 7 and 13, Russian drone activity sparked 17 forest fires in Chernihiv Oblast, consuming a total of 10.8 hectares. This marks a growing trend of military activity causing forest fires in Ukraine. In the previous week alone, 56 fires burned 84 hectares across the nation, with 95% attributed to hostilities according to the state forestry enterprise.
The drone strikes extended beyond Chernihiv, igniting flames in eight other oblasts during the same timeframe. Kherson Oblast suffered the most damage, with 3.7 hectares reduced to ashes, followed by Odesa at 2 hectares, and Sumy at 1.91 hectares. Smaller areas in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Mykolaiv also experienced the aftermath of these drone-debris fires.
Russia maintained a relentless drone barrage throughout the week, launching over 2,000 strike drones according to the Air Force's daily counts. Air defense systems successfully neutralized or suppressed approximately 1,800 of these drones. The most intense activity occurred on the night of September 13, when 453 drones and S8000 Banderol munitions were deployed, and 405 drones along with four Banderols were successfully shot down.
The heaviest drone assault took place between 06:30 and 18:00 on September 12, with 410 drones and four Banderols crossing the skies. In addition to these nighttime strikes, Russia launched 323 drones in daylight on the same day. This two-day period saw a total of 46 forest fires across Ukraine, with about 72% of them directly linked to military action.
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