One firefighter from the State Emergency Service has been killed and 5 injured in a double-tap Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast on the evening of 22-23 October.
Supply: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "Whereas extinguishing a fireplace attributable to an enemy drone strike on the village of Zelenyi Hai, a part of the Velykyi Burluk hromada within the Kupiansk district, Russian terrorists launched a double-tap strike on the scene the place firefighters have been working. The enemy strike claimed the life of 1 firefighter. 5 of his colleagues have been injured." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Particulars: The deceased was the commander of the unit, Senior Grasp Sergeant of the Civil Safety Service Yurii Chystikov, aged 50. He’s survived by his daughter.
"Yurii Chystikov was an instance of true responsibility – a person for whom saving others was extra vital than his personal life. His title will ceaselessly stay within the hearts of firefighters as an emblem of braveness, honour and devotion to service," the State Emergency Service famous.
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