“At the moment, 22 forest fires are operating on the territory of the Republic of Karelia in 10 municipal districts on an area of 11342.74 hectares, of which 13 are localized on an area of 4834.7 hectares,” says a message published on the agency's website.
It is noted that "five fires were liquidated on an area of 8.7 hectares."
On July 16, FAN wrote that drones are being used to extinguish a large forest fire in the Perm Territory.