Russia will send 24 military personnel and equipment to Bosnia and Herzegovina to help fight the coronavirus, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Thursday.

Three flights on Thursday will deliver the aid, the ministry said. The first plane has already landed at Banja Luka international airport. It was welcomed by Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, President of the Republika Srpska Željka Cvijanović, Prime Minister Radovan Višković and Russian ambassador in Bosnia and Herzegovina Pyotr Ivantsov.

The request for aid came from Republika Srpska, one of the political entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the military said. There are 816 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 35 deaths, according to the WHO.

Earlier this month, Russia sent 11 flights to Serbia to deliver medical equipment and send 87 military doctors and virologists to the country. In Serbia, the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection is 2,666, with 65 fatalities, the WHO said. Earlier, Russia had provided assistance to Italy.

Source: RT