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Firefighting in Deliblato Sands using Russian aircraft sparks geopolitical debate over Serbia's ties with Russia and the EU

started August 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM · last changed 5d ago

Summary

A Russian Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft landed in Niš on 9 August to help fight the Deliblato Sands wildfire, drawing EU Commission criticism over Belgrade's decision to first ask Moscow for help before also requesting EU civil protection assistance, with analysts linking the move to Serbia's balancing foreign policy ahead of elections.

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Prizor velikog ruskog aviona na nebu kako ispušta desetine hiljada litara vode na vatrenu stihiju u Deliblatskoj peščari bio je značajan za stanovnike tog prirodnog

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