“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.