"Information about a fire on the territory of the Olshansky military range in the urban district of Lukhovitsy does not correspond to reality," the department of information and mass communications of the department quotes TASS.
The ministry clarified that the territory where the fire occurred is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense, nor is it a military training ground.
Earlier it was reported that two helicopters are taking part in extinguishing a fire on the territory of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Lukhovitsy near Moscow.