A helicopter carrying 24 passengers is involved in an incident in Usinsk, Komi, according to the regional Ministry of Health.

Thousands flee Tuscany wildfire

Thousands are fleeing a wildfire in Tuscany.

France deploys 1st RIISC troops to the Netherlands to assist in firefighting efforts following the activation of the European civil protection mechanism. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the deployment as part of a joint European response to the ongoing wildfires.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that French troops from the 1st RIISC have been deployed to the Netherlands to assist in combating wildfires following the activation of the European civil protection mechanism.

Wildfires in Tuscany burn over 810 hectares, forcing evacuation of 3,500. Authorities are responding to the blazes in the Italian region.

Wildfires have burned more than 810 hectares (2,000 acres) of forest in Tuscany, Italy, forcing the evacuation of approximately 3,500 people from the surrounding area.

Ukraine strikes Shagol airbase in Chelyabinsk, 1,700 km inside Russia, destroying four aircraft, SBU says.

Ukraine's Security Service confirmed a strike on the Shagol airbase in Chelyabinsk, approximately 1,700 km from the Ukrainian border, destroying four aircraft, according to the SBU.