At the Chkalovsky airfield in the Moscow region landed the fifth plane of Russian air force with military and special equipment, assisting in the fight against coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Italy.

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  • RIA Novosti

About it reports RIA Novosti, citing the Russian defense Ministry.

“On the Chkalovsky airfield came fifth Il-76 aircraft of Russian air force with the military and special military equipment from the consolidation unit of the Ministry of defense of Russia, carrying out tasks to assist in the fight against coronavirus infection in the territory of the Italian Republic”, — said in a statement.

According to defense officials, all arrived have been thermometry and mandatory sanitary-epidemiological actions.

On the evening of may 9, the fourth aircraft Il-76 of the Ministry of defense flew from Italy to the Chkalovsky airfield in the Moscow region.