According to the Department of Emergency Situations of the Kostanay region, firefighters continue to put out the wildfires in five areas, while another location near the village of Kalinino caught the fire.

As the department reports, 91 houses were damaged in the fires. Of them, 85 - in Amankaragai, and 6 - in Ozernoye.

224 units of equipment, 7 aircraft, 5 fire trains, and 1,893 military personnel are engaged in tackling the wildfires.

As earlier reported, the region declared a local state of emergency.