In the Luhansk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine burned a wheat field with tracers
During night firing exercises, Ukrainian Armed Forces militants started a fire at the training ground, the flames of which spread to an area belonging to a local farm.
This was reported by the press service of the People's Militia of the LPR, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In the Joint Forces Operation zone, fires continue to occur due to the fault of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Despite the loss of military property and the damage caused to the ecology of the region, the Joint Forces Operation command is not taking preventive measures to prevent new fires.
Thus, at the training ground of the 93rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. In Borovenki, servicemen of the 2nd battalion used tracer cartridges during the night shooting,” the department reported.
They added that as a result of grass fire and wind, the fire, which was extinguished only in the morning, spread beyond the landfill and destroyed a five-hectare wheat field belonging to a local farm.
“During the fire extinguishing, five servicemen received burns of varying severity and one received a severe leg injury due to falling into a trap,” the press service said.
“The director of the agricultural enterprise, Dudayevsky, filed a complaint with the deputy of the Kremensky district, Poznyakov, with a request to resolve the issue of compensation for damages in a pre-trial manner. Being a former military man, Poznyakov quickly organized interaction with the commander of OTG “Sever” Shandar.
According to the agreement reached, the commander of the 93rd brigade, Bryzhinsky, will have to compensate the damage caused to a local agricultural producer in the amount of 75 thousand hryvnia,” the message says.
The press service noted that in connection with the incident, the command of OTG “North” issued instructions to the commanders of subordinate formations and units to limit the use of ammunition with tracer, armor-piercing incendiary and incendiary bullets.
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