A man died in Kharkiv region due to a household fire, according to the State Emergency Service.

Also, yesterday, December 15, Kharkiv was shelled by a Russian ballistic missile.

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Yesterday, on December 15, a 51-year-old man died as a result of a domestic fire in the village of Pohonivka, Izium district of Kharkiv region.

This was reported by the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region, as conveyed by "Dumka".

According to the State Emergency Service, over the 24 hours from December 15 to 16, Kharkiv rescuers made 20 emergency call-outs, including:

eight for fire extinguishing;
six for assistance to the population;
six for other call-outs.

It is worth noting that no fires caused by Russian shelling were recorded in Kharkiv region during this period. However, around 11:00, the enemy struck the Kyiv district of Kharkiv with a ballistic missile. A hit was recorded in the ground at a sports complex, resulting in injuries to a 48-year-old woman. The building of the sports complex and the windows of a multi-apartment residential building were also damaged.

As a result of one of the domestic fires, which broke out at 23:25 in a private residential house with an area of 50 m² in the village of Pohonivka, a 51-year-old man lost his life. The cause of the fire is being investigated by specialists.