The Ministry of Defense sent military personnel to the Orenburg region to help flood victims

2024-04-08T09:40:17.071Z

Highlights: The Ministry of Defense sent military personnel to the Orenburg region to help flood victims. More than 100 military personnel and 18 units of special equipment are involved in the work. The personnel of the Yasnensky missile formation will be involved in strengthening the coastline of rivers. President Vladimir Putin has already ordered the creation of a government commission headed by the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, due to the flood situation. The flooding in the city is expected to be unprecedented.

The Ministry of Defense, at the request of the governor of the Orenburg region, is helping residents of the region combat floods on the Elshanka and Ural rivers. Military engineers from the Yasnensky missile formation have already arrived in Orsk; they will deliver drinking water and soil to the damaged dam and help evacuate the population to safe areas.