Russia Launches ‘Massive’ Strikes on Fires; Moscow Smoke Eases
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Firefighting aircraft launched a “massive” attack on blazes near Moscow as smoke retreated temporarily from the Russian capital.
The Emergency Situations Ministry began the operation yesterday evening and today deployed two Il-76 transport planes, two Be-200 amphibious aircraft and four helicopters, according to a statement on its website. Crews also began soaking peat bogs southeast of Moscow that have frequently ignited, filling the city with acrid smoke, the ministry said.