"The wind brought smoke to Yakutsk from the fires in the control zone in the Tompon region and in the northern territories that lie along the Aldan River," the message says.

Forest fires were detected in Srednekolymsky, Momsky, Verkhoyansk, Tomponsky, Nizhnekolymsky, Verkhnekolymsky, Gorny, Ust-Aldansky, Namsky and Ust-Maisky regions of Yakutia. Over the past day, seven wildfires have been localized.

On July 28, URA.RU reported that the smoke from forest fires reached Chelyabinsk. There was a smell of burning in the city.