TIRANA, Aug 11 /ATA/ – Two UAE Air Force Black Hawk helicopters arrived Monday at the Kuçova Air Base to support firefighting operations amid ongoing wildfires across Albania, the Ministry of Defence announced.
Chief of the General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Arben Kingji, welcomed the helicopter crews and personnel, who will coordinate closely with Albanian forces on the ground.
According to the ministry, the aircraft will strengthen operational capacities and assist in containing and extinguishing active fire hotspots in various regions.
Meanwhile, a Croatian Canadair aircraft began operations early this morning to tackle a fire near Synej, in the municipality of Rrogozhinë.
Additional support is being provided by Czech and Croatian Air Force helicopters, also operating out of Kuçova Air Base, which have been deployed to the Gramsh area to help extinguish a wildfire there.
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