Elsewhere in Luhansk, 146 fires killed 11 people, injured at least 17 and destroyed over 250 buildings in 30 villages.

Elsewhere in Luhansk, 146 fires killed 11 people, injured at least 17 and destroyed over 250 buildings in 30 villages. With many fires breaking out near the line of the control, fear of exploding land mines prompted the closure yesterday morning of the Stanytsia-Luhanska checkpoint, the only crossing with Russia-controlled Luhansk. Strong winds and dry weather provided the conditions for the fires. With the fires concentrated in three districts near the line of control, residents speculate that some fires were sparked by artillery shells and tracer bullets fired from the Russia-controlled side.