In Ukraine, a Ukrainian landing ship was engulfed in fire.

In the dry dock of the shipyard in Nikolaev, during the repair work, there was a strong fire on the Ukrainian landing ship "Yuri Olifrienko". The damage caused to the naval vessel of the Ukrainian Navy has not yet been assessed, however, it is reported that the victims of the emergency were avoided.

“Nikolaev: firefighters extinguish a fire in the hold of the ship. On July 16 at 14:35, emergency number 101 received a message about a fire in the hold of a ship on the territory of the Nikolaev shipyard on the street. Admiral's city of Nikolaev. In total, the Ministry of Emergency Situations involved in extinguishing the fire 9 pieces of equipment and 25 people. At 15:10 the fire was localized on an area of ​​8 sq. M. 1 person was evacuated, no one was injured or injured "- сообщает the main department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine in the Nikolaev region.

Judging by the fact that the area of ​​the fire was only 8 square meters, the damage to the Ukrainian warship was insignificant, although, judging by the involvement of 9 pieces of equipment, the fire could indeed be very serious.

At the moment, it is known that the fire on board the Ukrainian amphibious assault ship occurred due to a violation of safety rules during repair and restoration work.