BELGRADE – Serbia has not activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism in order to receive assistance in extinguishing the wildfires, the European Commission confirmed for N1 Serbia, after the Russian plane “Ilyushin” arrived to the country on 20 August. The firefighting aircraft is engaged in the large-scale operations in Deliblato Sands, a protected special […] The post Serbia did not activate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, but turned to Russia for a firefighting “Ilyushin” plane appeared first on European Western Balkans .