Amid the devastating California wildfires, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that 150 firefighters are ready to be deployed to assist in firefighting efforts. This offer comes after Donald Trump Jr. made controversial claims about LA's fire department donating supplies to Ukraine. Zelenskyy's announcement follows the deployment of firefighters from Canada and Mexico who are already aiding California's fire departments. The wildfires have caused widespread destruction, claiming at least 16 lives and displacing over 150,000 people.
Firefighters look for hotspots at a home destroyed by the Palisades fire, along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Sunday. Ukraine’s president has said 150 firefighters are ready to be deployed to help fight the California wildfires.
Ukrainian president says 150 firefighters are ready to be deployed, days after Donald Trump Jr accused LA’s fire department of donating supplies to UkraineThe offer by the Ukrainian president comes three days after Donald Trump Jr, son of US president-elect Donald Trump, responded to the“Oh look of course the LA fire department donated a bunch of their supplies to Ukraine,” Trump Jr said in a post on X on 8 January. If deployed, Ukrainian firefighters would join those sent by Canada and Mexico, who have already converged on the Los Angeles area to help fire departments from around the state, even as Trump has threatened to levy tariffs against both countries. On Sunday, Zelenskyy said in a post on X: “Today, I instructed Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs and our diplomats to prepare for the possible participation of our rescuers in combating the wildfires in California.“The situation there is extremely difficult, and Ukrainians can help Americans save lives. This is currently being coordinated, and we have offered our assistance to the American side through the relevant channels. 150 of our firefighters are already prepared.” Firefighters managed to make progress on several smaller fires in southern California over the weekend, but two big blazes, the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire, are yet to be contained after burning for six days straight. The wildfires have reduced entire Los Angeles neighbourhoods to ash, killing at least 16 people, and forcing more than 150,000 to evacuate. The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, said the fires could be the most devastating natural disaster in US history. Strengthening winds threaten to expand the swath of destruction through Los Angeles in the coming days. On Saturday morning, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X: “The humanitarian aid group is leaving for Los Angeles, California,” alongside photos of firefighters holding the flags of Mexico and California and standing on the runway in front of two planes. “We are a country of generosity and solidarity,” she added.A team of firefighters sent by Mexico to California to help teams battling the raging wildfires arrive in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday.Newsom thanked Mexico in a message on X posted on Friday after the deployment was announced. “California is deeply grateful for President Sheinbaum’s support as we work to suppress the Los Angeles wildfires,” he wrote. Crews from California and nine other states are part of the ongoing response that includes nearly 1,400 fire engines, 84 aircraft and more than 14,000 personnel, including those from Mexico.. Nearly 950 incarcerated firefighters were dispatched “to cut fire lines and remove fuel to slow fire spread,” according to an update from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Though the state has long relied on prison labor to fight fires, the practice is controversial as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work
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