Russians attack rescuers during firefighting in Pokrovsk
Photos: Russia used double-tap strike tactic in Pokrovsk shelling(facebook.com/DSNSDon)
Russia used a double-tap strike tactic during the attack on Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. The second hit targeted rescuers who had arrived to extinguish the fire caused by the first strike, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports.
Yesterday evening (December 13 - ed.), the Russian troops struck a private sector, as a result of which a residential building caught fire. Emergency services worked at the scene and localized the fire to an area of 225 square meters.
"However, due to the repeated shelling and the threat to the life and health of the personnel, the emergency responders were forced to suspend fire extinguishing efforts and return to their unit," said the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Fortunately, no one was injured as a result of the shelling.
Shelling of Pokrovsk
Pokrovsk is a city in the Donetsk region, which Russian forces have heavily shelled in recent months, and the Pokrovsk direction remains the area with the most intense fighting.
On December 13, there were 205 combat clashes on the front. The fiercest fighting occurred in four directions, including the Pokrovsk axis, where Ukrainian forces repelled 62 Russian attacks.
Furthermore, on December 14, the Ukrainian Defense Forces reported that Russian forces had improved their tactical position in the Pokrovsk direction. This concerns battles near the settlements of Pushkine, Pishchane, and Shevchenko.
