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Serbia Turns to Russia to Help Fight Wildfires

Serbia said the Russian IL-76P will bolster firefighting capacity after EU aircraft were unavailable, as wildfires continue to strain regional resources.

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BELGRADE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Serbia has turned to Russia for help in fighting wildfires because of a lack of available planes from the European Union, its interior ministry said. A Russian Emergencies ​Ministry IL-76P firefighting plane landed in the s...

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The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation (MČS) sent, on the order of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the I1-76 plane to Serbia to help extinguish the fires in Šuš, it was announced today on the social networks of the Russian Embassy in Serbia.

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The plane is equipped with a special fire extinguishing system that allows it to eject up to 42 tons of water in one burst, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews, euronews

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Dnevni list Danas broke the news in Belgrade, Serbia on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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