“Late in the evening of March 21, p. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, held telephone conversations with his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini on the issue of the delivery by the Russian Aerospace Forces of assistance to the Italian Republic in the fight against coronavirus infection.
During the conversation, the head of the Italian military department confirmed his readiness to accept Russian planes with specialists, machinery and equipment, starting March 22, ”the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Guerini also thanked the Russian side for their help in the fight against coronavirus.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu gave instructions on the creation of an air group for the rapid delivery of Italian assistance in the fight against coronavirus infection COVID-19.