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Moscow: On January 9, two firefighters lost their lives during a rescue operation following a drone strike on an industrial facility in Engels, located in Russia’s Saratov region. The regional governor, Roman Busargin, reported via his Telegram channel that the attack resulted in a significant fire and left one other person injured.
Busargin confirmed the fatalities were firefighters from the Emergencies Ministry, and another specialist has been hospitalized. In response to the incident, a state of emergency has been declared in Engels due to the fire’s spread.
In a related incident, at least 13 individuals were killed and 63 others injured in a Russian airstrike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office reported that two guided bombs hit the city around 4 p.m. local time, causing damage to industrial sites and residential buildings. Regional governor Ivan Fedorov noted that four of the injured are in critical condition, and the attack affected four administrative buildings and 27 vehicles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his condolences to the victims’ families and condemned the attack as a deliberate strike on civilians. He shared a video on social media showing injured civilians receiving aid and firefighters battling the blaze. Zelensky emphasized the cruelty of targeting cities with aerial bombs and called for increased pressure on Russia to halt its actions, advocating for the protection of lives in Ukraine and the pursuit of lasting peace through strength.
