“According to the regional forestry dispatch services, over the past day, July 1, 79 forest fires on an area of ​​4365 ha were eliminated in Russia,” RIA Novosti quoted the statement as saying.

It is specified that by 00:00 on July 2 in Russia there were 259 forest fires on an area of ​​more than 182.6 thousand hectares, which were actively extinguished.

On the eve it was reported about the elimination of 80 forest fires in Russia.