The multipurpose Mil Mi-8MTV-1 is produced and supplied to Avialesookhrana by...

...the Russian Helicopters holding. These aircraft can operate in almost any climate and can carry up to 22 people. The helicopters are equipped with an exhaust device for dispensing and discharging the extinguishing mixture, descent devices for landing mobile teams and equipment at the site of the fire. In addition, the “eights” are equipped with additional fuel tanks. Thanks to this, the vehicles have an increased range, which is especially important for long distances in Siberia and the Far East.

In the current fire season, the Air Forest Guard used the Mi-8MTV-1 to extinguish complex forest fires in the Transbaikal Territory, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and the natural territory of Baikal.