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Assistance in extinguishing forest fires

22.August 2026 IN THE

Fires in Serbia: Help is coming from the EU, a Russian plane dropped 420 tons of water

The EU is sending four Black Hawks and ground firefighting teams from Germany and Romania. At the same time, the Russian "Ilyushin" continues to extinguish fires in the Deliblat sandbar

Help Serbia

21.August 2026 MLJ

When it's hard - Putin: How the Russian "Ilyushin" lit a political fire in Serbia

Why did Serbia not ask for help in putting out the fire from the European Union, but did it from Russia? Especially if it is known that the EU is the biggest donor in the country, and Moscow only jumps in in such situations, even though it does not give any money. Bulgaria is also concerned about security

Russian Ilyushin fire-fighting aircraft over Deliblatsky Sandstone

Help from Russia

20.August 2026 IN THE

The Russian "Ilyushin" dumped 42 tons of water on the fire in Deliblatska peščara

The Russian Il-76 firefighting aircraft began to take part in extinguishing a large fire in Deliblatska peščara, and in the first burst it threw 42 tons of water onto the fire. The plane had previously arrived at Niš Airport "Konstantin Veliki", from where it was directed to the largest active fire in Serbia

Firefighting

20.August 2026 IN THE

Russia sent "Ilyushin" to Serbia, Vučić claimed four days ago that it was not necessary

On the order of President Vladimir Putin, Russia sent an "Ilyushin" plane with a crew and an operational group of the Ministry of Emergency Situations to Serbia to help extinguish forest fires. The aid arrives just days after Aleksandar Vučić said that Serbia does not need help and that it can fight the fires on its own.