Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting through video conferencing on the recent mass forest fires, APA reports citing TASS.
Minister of Emergency Situations Alexander Chupriyan, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Oblast Aleksander Uss, Governor of Kemerovo Oblast Sergey Tsivilyov, Omsk and Kurgan Oblast Governors Alexander Burkov and Vadim Shumkov addressed the meeting.
Putin instructed to develop a special program to fight fires in each region.