Fires – Ilyushin and Beriev aircraft to simultaneously dump 110 tons of water in Evia and Peloponnese

The “Russian” giants Beriev-200 and Ilyushin il-76 will assist in extinguishing the fire fronts in Evia and Peloponnese, trying to stop the fire fronts.

In particular, in the next few hours the Russian amphibious aircraft Beriev, together with the two giant Ilyushins, will operate in formation.

The three Russian aircraft, according to protothema.gr, are going to fly together in order to achieve the best possible result.

Beriev pilots have been operating in Greece for a long time and are better acquainted with the peculiarities and the terrain, and will follow very closely the two giant Ilyushins.

110 tons of water

According to a report by protothema.gr, the three firefighting aircraft together will drop 110 tons of water at the same time: 12 tons from the Beriev and 49 tons from each Ilyushin.

The water bombings will take place in the Peloponnese, ie in the region of Arcadia and Ilia and in Evia, where the fire continues to burn for the ninth day.

In order to coordinate the operation, negotiations have been held between the Russian side, which, following the order of President Vladimir Putin, sent the two huge Ilyushins to Greece just 24 hours ago to assist in the firefighting and the Greek side, with the participation of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection and the Fire Brigade, as well as the General Staff of National Defense.

The simultaneous dumping of 110 tons of water, a water barrier to stop the fire that will be attempted for the first time in Greece, will be done in coordination with the ground forces and the police, so that there are no residents, volunteers or fire fighters near the site. where the throws will be undertaken by the three Russian aircraft.