Ministry of Natural Resources: damage from forest fires in Russia since the beginning of the year amounted to 9.3 billion rubles

“As of August 20, with an area of ​​forest fires of 3.3 million hectares, the damage from forest fires amounted to 9.3 billion rubles,” Kozlov said.

According to Kozlov, the cost of extinguishing fires is 5.5 billion rubles.

Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers of Russia announced the localization of forest fires in a number of regions.

According to the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, the effectiveness of the fight against forest fires in Russia is increasing.