Firefighter dies from injuries sustained while putting out fire caused by Russian drone strike – photo

Oleksii Stoliarenko. Photo: Ukraine's State Emergency Service

A firefighter has died in hospital after sustaining injuries when a building collapsed in Sumy while he was dealing with the aftermath of a Russian drone strike.

Source: press service for Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES), citing Andrii Danyk, the agency's head

Quote: "Another day, another devastating loss for the State Emergency Service family. This morning, part of a building collapsed while firefighters were putting out a fire in Sumy caused by a Russian drone strike.

Firefighter dies from injuries sustained while putting out fire caused by Russian drone strike – photo

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