Prime Minister commissioned to send Ukrainian firefighting aircraft AN-32 to assist in fighting fires in Montenegro

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman in response to a request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro instructed the State Emergency Service of Ukraine to provide immediate aid to the Government of Montenegro and to send the firefighting plane AN-32. The request was received on July 18 and was promptly worked out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov made all the necessary decisions, which were issued in the corresponding order. Pursuant to the commission of the Prime Minister, the firefighting aircraft has been sent to Montenegro for the fulfillment of all tasks.

«I give instructions to send the firefighting aircraft AN-32 to help in combating forest fires in accordance with the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Montenegro on cooperation in protection from natural and other disasters», reads the commission.