A wave of wildfires has hit Russia’s Republic of Mari El in the Volga region, blanketing the republic’s capital, Yoshkar-Ola, in a thick layer of smoke.
RFE/RL: Massive wildfires hit Russia’s Mari El Republic, hundreds forced from area
This picture taken on July 27, 2021, shows the sunlight filtered through smoke from burning forests near the village of Magaras in the republic of Sakha, Siberia.
