[HIGHLIGHTS] The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the fire situation is expected to worsen in 22 regions of Russia

In 22 regions of Russia, the fire situation is expected to worsen. This was stated by the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov.

In six Russian regions from April 25 to May 2, 633 buildings were damaged by fire, including 244 residential buildings. Earlier, the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, said that the restoration of the region's infrastructure from fires would require, in advance, about 2 billion rubles.