"To monitor the areas of natural fires, over 30 sorties of the army and 50 sorties of unmanned aircraft have been carried out," RIA Novosti quoted Shoigu as saying.
According to the minister, the servicemen of the Eastern Military District are actively involved in eliminating the consequences of various natural disasters.
It is specified that 57 forest fires are located in the Republic of Buryatia and the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Shoigu stressed that a total of 442 people and 68 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fires.
Earlier it was reported that forest fire services extinguished 18 wildfires in Russia per day.