Russian troops targeted rescuers in Kharkiv and Kherson

On the night of 6 July, Russian troops launched strikes on Ukrainian cities, affecting rescue services that arrived to deal with the consequences of the attacks. This was reported by the State Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine (SES).

Kharkiv:
During the night, Russian forces attacked the city with attack drones. After firefighters arrived on the spot to extinguish the fire, the enemy struck again. As a result, a fire tanker truck was damaged. Fortunately, the personnel were not injured - the rescuers managed to take cover.

Kherson:
In the morning, a petrol station caught fire as a result of another shelling. While extinguishing the fire, the Russian military again targeted the rescuers. Another tanker truck was damaged, but there were no casualties.

According to the Air Force of the AFU, on the night of 6 July on the territory of Ukraine were fired:

• 4 S-300 guided missiles,

• 157 Shahed and other models of attack drones.

Most of the drones were launched from the territory of Russia and occupied Crimea - from Kursk region, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as from Gvardeyskoye and Cape Chauda. Thanks to the work of air defence, 117 air targets were destroyed, of which:

• 98 by means of fire,

• 19 were suppressed by means of electronic warfare or lost by location.

Damage was recorded in 19 locations, and debris was also recorded falling in two areas.