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Russia sends firefighting aircraft in Balkan region

Moscow, Russia - Ilyushin aircraft and firefighting helicopters also in Greece

Russia has sent a plane to Montenegro to combat forest fires raging in the Balkan country, Viktor Beltsov, the spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry said Sunday. Scorching weather has caused large-scale forest fires throughout the Balkan Peninsula this Summer. An IL-76 aircraft, which can carry up to 42 metric tons of water, has been sent to Montenegro at the request of the country's...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1077627
Rome, Italy, 07/31/2007 11:59
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