Russia sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Friday to help it deal with the consequences of severe flooding in its western regions, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.
"A second IL-76 transport plane took of from Ramenskoye airfield [Moscow Region] for Ivano-Frankovsk [western Ukraine] at 09.00 Moscow time," a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Ministry said.
The ministry sent another plane earlier this morning and is also sending a Ka-32 helicopter to survey the area.
Severe downpours and rising soil water from June 28-29 resulted in severe flooding in several regions of western Ukraine.
The situation is especially bad in the Chernovtsy Region, where river levels have risen five meters, flooding 65 towns in nine districts and affecting around 15,000 people.
Around 60 km (37 miles) of road and 13 bridges have been damaged, and 12 towns are without electricity. The damage is currently assessed at over $1.9 million.
