Because of lack of action by the authorities in Russia, peat fires have spread to an area of 1500 hectares. The destruction is taking place on lands contaminated by the fallout after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Includes soundbites in Russian by Bogatirev A.G., Deputy head of the Ministry of emergency on the Bryansk region, and Grigory Kuksin, head of fire department of Greenpeace Russia. See shotlist for more info.