According to him, at the beginning of March, a “five-fold decrease in the number of thermal points” was recorded compared to 2019. Anoprienko noted that "since the 20th of March, there has been a surge in fires throughout the country."
“This may be due to the fact that on the days declared non-working (since March 28), people self-insulated in nature and forgot about fire safety rules,” he said.
Anoprienko said that as of April 28, 3339 outbreaks of forest fires were registered in Russia.
Earlier, Aviation Protection told about the area of forest fires in Russia.