Krasnoyarsk Krai pays 267 million rubles for firefighting
Due to the forest emergency regime introduced in Krasnoyarsk Krai on June 10, 2026, local forces were insufficient to fight the fires. Regional authorities brought in firefighting teams from other regions and have already spent at least 267 million rubles ($2.8 million).
At the time of writing, according to operational data from the Firefighting Center, there are 100 active forest fires in Krasnoyarsk Krai covering more than 77,000 hectares.
According to the government procurement website, the Krasnoyarsk State Autonomous Institution «Krasnoyarsk Base for Aerial and Ground Forest Protection» (the Firefighting Center) has concluded 14 contracts for the transfer of firefighter paratroopers and aerial forest protection from other regions — from Buryatia and Zabaikalye to Yakutia, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Volga region. All contracts were placed on July 17, 2026.
How much has been paid to regions so far
The Buryat Avialesookhrana received the most — over 53 million rubles ($558,000). The Yakut aviation unit was paid 40.6 million rubles ($427,000). The Chita base received two contracts — for 31.9 million ($336,000) and 31.2 million rubles ($328,000). The Ural base — 29 million rubles ($305,000), the Barguzin aviation unit — 15.5 million ($163,000), the Buryat aviation unit — 13.7 million ($144,000).
The Volga aviation unit received two contracts for 11.3 million ($119,000) and 5.9 million rubles ($62,100). The Irkutsk and Buryat aviation units together were paid 9.4 million rubles ($98,900), the Abakan aviation unit — 6.8 million ($71,600), the Buryat and Krasnoyarsk aviation units — 6.7 million ($70,500), the Tunky aviation unit — 6.2 million ($65,300). The Irkutsk aviation unit received the least — 5.8 million rubles ($61,100).
That totals about 267 million rubles ($2.81 million). But at the time of writing, out of 14 procurements, 12 have been completed, accounting for approximately 254.5 million rubles ($2.68 million), and two — for the Volga and the joint Buryat-Krasnoyarsk aviation units, totaling 12.6 million rubles ($132,600) — are still under commission review. Funding comes from the regional budget, as per documents.
The spread in amounts — from 5.8 to 53 million rubles — is primarily explained by the size of the dispatched teams: from 12 people (Irkutsk aviation unit) to 52 people (Yakut aviation unit) with almost the same work period — 30 days.
But even calculated per person, the difference remains: the Irkutsk brigade cost about 480,000 rubles ($5,050) per person, the Yakut one about 780,000 ($8,210), and the most expensive — the Buryat Avialesookhrana (39 people, 53 million rubles) — nearly 1.4 million per person ($14,700), which is 2–3 times more than the others.
What is known about the conditions
One of the contracts — with the Buryat Avialesookhrana for 53 million rubles — is in the editors« possession as it was posted on the procurement portal. According to the document:
the executor«s team — 39 people, deployed for 30 days, including 2 days in standby mode outside the permanent location;
the customer«s obligations include providing the transferred firefighters with food, tick-borne encephalitis vaccination, insurance for the duration of work, as well as transport to and from the fire site;
the contract is valid until December 31, 2026, and its terms are extended to relations between the parties arising from July 2026.
Similar conditions regarding the customer«s obligations are likely the basis for the other contracts as well.
Earlier, NGS24.RU published material explaining why the Krasnoyarsk taiga is burning at all and why extinguishing it has become almost impossible.
In addition, we published an interview with a firefighting pilot who helped fight the forest fires. All information about the 2026 fires is available in our special coverage.
