BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. Following the
Croatian Government’s decision allowing the Armed Forces to cross
the border for humanitarian aid abroad, Deputy Prime Minister and
Defense Minister Ivan Anušić issued an order for deployment,
Trend
reports.
The order sends Croatian Air Force firefighting aircraft to
Montenegro to assist in combating wildfires.
One Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft, with a crew from the
855th Firefighting Squadron of the 93rd Wing of the Croatian Air
Force, is being sent today, August 13, 2025, to Montenegro to
provide firefighting assistance.
The three-member Canadair crew, consisting of two pilots and one
flight technician, will fly to the fire site in Montenegro, with a
return to Croatia planned today after completing the firefighting
mission.
“We are ready to carry out all the tasks set before us,
especially if by doing so we help protect property and human
lives,” said the commander of the forces being sent to Montenegro
today.
It should be recalled that another Croatian Air Force Canadair
was engaged yesterday, August 12, 2025, in firefighting operations
in Montenegro.