There were 145 arson attacks, these are 180 hectares of forest, which already burned down. On this Tuesday morning, July 18, said the chairman of the Kherson regional administration Andrey Gordeev.

According to him, rescuers constantly just run between the arson that is. We involve the military, we constantly attract aviation. Today we held a headquarters, collected all information on the nature of these fires, and we come to the conclusion that there is a categorical human factor here, "explained the head of the State Administration, adding that judging by the nature of the arsons, this is a factor of intent.

That is, they are people who professionally know how to properly set fire to forest burned. The professionalism of arson is alarming, - Gordeev stressed..

He also stressed that in the current situation in the region a number of measures will be taken to prevent forest fires.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the territory of the Dnieper forestry in the Kherson region, forest fires were ignited by separate foci in an area of ??about five hectares. A previously extinguished a large forest fire that arose near the village Chulakovka Golopristansky district and covered an area of ??about 20 hectares.