In the village of Natalievka, Zaporozhye region, rescuers came under fire from the Russian army, eliminating a fire at a civilian facility caused by previous attacks by the invaders. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region on Facebook..

“When extinguishing the fire, the enemy fired again at the epicenter of the fire. Rescuers were in mortal danger, ”the message says..

As a result of the explosion, a senior fireman of the 4th DPRC, Yevgeny Donets, died. Another five rescuers were injured and injured of varying severity - now they are in medical institutions.

“Rescuers are deeply saddened by the death of a brother-firefighter and express words of sympathy to relatives and friends. In our memory, Evgeny will always remain a good friend, a sympathetic and kind person and a professional firefighter,” the State Emergency Service added..

On March 17, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported 19 dead rescuers.

Earlier, the service also warned of possible provocations using firefighter uniforms..