Russia will send to Serbia experts and equipment to combat coronavirus
defense Ministry
eleven Russian military flights will transfer to Serbia squad of specialists, equipment and technology to combat coronavirus. This is stated in the message of the defense Ministry received by “Interfax”.
April 3, the aircraft will be delivered to Serbia 87 military personnel, including military doctors, specialists, virologists troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection, special medical equipment, protective equipment and 16 units of military equipment. For the flight at a military airfield “Chkalov” has already prepared the Il-76 aircraft of Russian air force. Ready to deploy eight medical and nursing teams, as well as a detachment of specialists of radiation, chemical and biological protection for disinfection.
that Russia will help Serbia in the fight against the coronavirus that became known yesterday after a telephone conversation the presidents of Russia and Serbia Vladimir Putin and Aleksandar Vucic. After that, some Serbian media reported that in Serbia waiting for the Russian plane, which, in particular, deliver artificial ventilation of the lungs.
April 1 Russian military transport plane delivering medical aid to new York, became one of the foci of disease in America. According to CNN, on Board were personal protective equipment, including masks, ventilators, disinfectants. Half the cost was paid by the Russian direct investment Fund, the other half of the American side, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
in March In Italy, which is the heaviest in Europe, the situation with coronavirus, threw eight Russian medical brigades, about 100 military virologists and epidemiologists, diagnostic equipment and disinfection, one of the 15 laboratories of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection (NBC). On Thursday it became known that the Russian military epidemiologists and specialists of the NBC troops, together with the Italian military had a full sanitization and disinfection 17 pensions for the elderly in the cities of Lombardy.At the same time, Italian media said that the Russian aid consisted of equipment for disinfecting areas and other machinery of a similar type, in which Italy does not need, and all the Russian experts – military, high military rank and not the doctors.
According to journalists, Russia, Italy, providing support, pursues its own political and diplomatic interests, lobbying for the possibility of lifting the sanctions. Russian Ambassador in Italy Sergey Razov has categorically rejected this view and stressed that “Italy provided selfless assistance – not negotiable, “pay bills” and things like that.”
