Fire fighters of Russia's Emergency Ministry
Photo: Kirill Tulin
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Russia Ready to Provide More Facilities to Fight Greek Fire
The RF Emergency Ministry is ready to send additional aircraft to fight wild fire in Greece, where 13 helicopters and a plane of Russia have arrived for that purpose already, Deputy Emergency Minister Alexander Chupriyan said.
“We are ready to execute any order of minister or the government of the RF to help Greece fight wild fire,” Chupriyan told the reporters on Tuesday. “As additional force, heavy Il-76TD of Russia’s Emergency Ministry could be sent there.”
Eighty nine seats of wild fire have been reported in Greece over the last day. The list of victims sets forth 63 names. The devastating fire that has burnt hundreds of houses and thousands of wood hectares is still developing in some regions of the country.
Even before the fire has turned into catastrophe, Russia provided more aircraft to Greece than any other country. Be-200 plane of the RF Emergency Ministry, six Mi-26 helicopters, two Mi-8 helicopters and five Ka-32 helicopters are currently there.
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