“A criminal case has been opened on the fact of a fire under Article 270 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the fire safety requirements established by law),” the website of the National Police says.

As law enforcement agencies indicate, as a result of forest fires in the region, at least six people were killed, nine were hospitalized.

Earlier it was reported that about 400 Ukrainian troops took part in extinguishing a major fire in the territory of Lugansk region controlled by Kiev.