Russian plane makes five missions to tackle Serbian wildfires on day three

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 22, 2026 · 192 words

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What to know about Russian plane makes five missions to tackle Serbian wildfires on day three

The Russian Emergencies Ministry deployed an Il-76 aircraft to assist Serbia in extinguishing wildfires, specifically in the Deliblato Sands national reserve. The aircraft has conducted multiple flights and dropped 210 metric tons of water as part of a joint effort involving Serbian soldiers and the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center.

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What happened

The Il-76 plane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry performed five flights and dropped 210 metric tons of water while extinguishing wildfires in Serbia on the third day of its efforts, the ministry wrote on the Max messenger.

Why it matters

"For the third consecutive day, the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s plane is helping to tackle wildfires in Serbia.

Common ground

Since morning, the Il-76 plane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry made five flights, dropping 210 metric tons of water in total," the ministry said.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Russian plane makes five missions to tackle Serbian wildfires on day three?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Helicopters, as well as Serbian soldiers and specialists from the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in Nis, are taking part in the firefighting effort?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Helicopters, as well as Serbian soldiers and specialists from the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in Nis, are taking part in the firefighting effort”

CORROBORATED

Both TASS and other web search results confirm that helicopters, Serbian soldiers, and specialists from the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in Nis are participating in the firefighting efforts.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece–Serbia_relations

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Preševo_Vall…

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Claim 2: “the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center is located [in Nis]”

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Multiple cross-references from TASS and a web search result confirm that the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center is headquartered/located in Nis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Niš (; Serbian Cyrillic: Ниш, Serbian pronunciation: [nîːʃ] ; names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niš

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Niš Constantine the Great Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Константин Велики Ниш / Aerodrom Konstantin Veliki Niš), or Niš Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Ниш / Aerodrom Niš) (IATA: INI, ICAO: LYNI), located 4 k…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niš_Constantine_the_Great_Airp…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center (Serbian: Руско-српски хуманитарни центар, romanized: Rusko-srpski humanitarni centar; Russian: Российско-сербский гуманитарный центр; abbr. RSHC) is an intergo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-Serbian_Humanitarian_C…

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Claim 3: “A Russian Emergencies Ministry’s special aircraft arrived in Nis, where the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center is located, on August 19”

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TASS reports that a Russian emergencies ministry’s special aircraft arrived in Nis on August 19. This is supported by other web results mentioning the aircraft's operations in Serbia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Saint Petersburg University of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergecny Situations of Russia (Russian: Санкт-Петербургский университет государственной противопожарной службы МЧС России)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Petersburg_University_of…

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Claim 4: “Serbia’s most severe fire has been raging in the Deliblato Sands national reserve in the country’s northeast since early August”

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TASS reports the fire in Deliblato Sands as Serbia's most severe since early August. Wikipedia also references a catastrophic wildfire in Deliblato Sands (though the Wikipedia entry date '2026' suggests a potential data anomaly or future-dated entry in the provided evidence, the TASS reports align with the claim's specifics).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deliblato Sands (Serbian: Делиблатска пешчара / Deliblatska peščara, Hungarian: Delibláti-homokpuszta) is a large sand area covering around 300 km2 (120 sq mi) of ground in Vojvodina province, Serbia.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliblatska_Peščara

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Deliblato Sands wildfire is a catastrophic wildfire that is burning in the Deliblato Sands (Deliblatska Peščara), a special nature reserve in the South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Deliblato_Sands_wildfire

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Claim 5: “Serbia has asked Moscow to help [with wildfires]”

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The TASS report explicitly states that 'Serbia has asked Moscow to help' amid the difficult situation with wildfires.

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Claim 6: “The natural reserve [Deliblato Sands] has been listed on the official UNESCO Tentative (Preliminary) List”

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Multiple cross-references from TASS confirm that the Deliblato Sands natural reserve is listed on the official UNESCO Tentative (Preliminary) List.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The natural reserve [Deliblato Sands] has been listed on the official UNESCO Tentative (Preliminary) List
https://tass.com/world/2176165

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The natural reserve has been listed on the official UNESCO Tentative (Preliminary) List.
https://tass.com/society/2175539

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The reserve is on Serbia's UNESCO Tentative List.
https://tass.com/emergencies/2175337

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Claim 7: “The Il-76 plane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry performed five flights and dropped 210 metric tons of water while extinguishing wildfires in Serbia on the third day of its efforts”

MISLEADING

The claim states the aircraft dropped 210 metric tons of water on the 'third day'. However, the TASS evidence explicitly states the aircraft crew made five sorties and dropped 210 metric tons of water on its 'second day' of firefighting efforts, although it was the third consecutive day the plane was helping in Serbia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief is a Russian government agency overseeing the civil emergency services in Russia. President Boris Yeltsin established EMERCOM on 10 Janua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Emergency_Situatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна служба України з надзвичайних ситуацій, romanized: Derzhavna sluzhba Ukrainy z nadzvychainykh sytuatsii), until December 24, 2012 named the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Emergency_Service_of_Ukr…

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