"By order of the President of Russia, Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu sent an amphibious aircraft Be-200 from the Navy's naval aviation to assist the Republic of Turkey in extinguishing fires," the message says.
As noted, at about 16:00 on July 8, the plane took off from the Krymsk airfield and is currently flying to the Adana temporary base.
The Be-200 is a multipurpose amphibious aircraft designed, among other things, for extinguishing large forest fires.
He can take on board 12 tons of water.