Now the extinguishing of the fire of individual smoldering foci of forest litter continues. Over the elimination of the fire work 50 units of equipment and 146 people.

This was reported by the press service of the State Service for Emergency Situations. According to the report, the operational group of the General Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Kherson region is currently working at the site of the incident.

An AN-32P, a MI-8 helicopter, as well as a MI-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine were brought to conduct aerial reconnaissance and fire extinguishing, - said in a statement published on the department's website this morning.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, July 3 at about three o'clock in the afternoon near the village Chulakovka Golopristansky district, there was a fire of forest litter and young pine in separate cells on an area of ??about 20 guetars in the territory of Chulakiv Forestry.