As of 5:40 p.m., July 9, the wildfire in Novoaidarsky district of Luhansk region has been contained, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said.
“There are three glow nests. There is no threat of fire spread,” it said.
Wildfire in Luhansk region contained
Heavy smoke rises from a wildfire in the Novoaidar district of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. The fire started in a forest spread to the village of Smolyanynove, killing five people and destroying over 100 houses. The photograph was released by the State Emergency Service on July 7.
