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Thirteenth Russian aircraft flew out to Italy to help fight coronavirus outbreak

Russian Aviaton » Monday March 23, 2020 23:08 MSK
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Earlier in the day, a number of planes have departed from Russia to Italy to assist in the fight against COVID-19 after Italy held its first consultations on using the Russia-provided equipment for the fight against the virus. This reported by Sputnik.

Thirteenth Il-76 aircraft flew out from Russia to Italy carrying troops and equipment to help fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Russian Defence Ministry said Monday.

Russian specialists will start carrying out programmes on disinfection and prevention as soon as they agree all the steps with local authorities.

Earlier, nearly a hundred of Russian experts were dispatched to the Italian Air Force's Pratica di Mare air base with medical equipment to assist the country in its struggle against the coronavirus.