“According to the regional forestry dispatch services, 61 forest fires on an area of 2,456 hectares have been extinguished in Russia over the past day,” RIA Novosti reports.
According to Avialesookhrana, there are 154 forest fires in the country on an area of 24,812 hectares.
Earlier, "New Sevastopol" reported that a special fire regime was introduced on the territory of Sevastopol from July 11.