December 27 is annually observed in Russia as Rescuer's Day, marking the anniversary of the founding of the Emergency Rescue Corps (the predecessor of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations known also as EMERCOM).
© Host photo agency / Go to the mediabankThe Emergency Rescue Corps, the predecessor of EMERCOM, was established on December 27, 1990.
The Emergency Rescue Corps, the predecessor of EMERCOM, was established on December 27, 1990.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSince August 2014, about 55,500 tons of humanitarian aid had been supplied to the beleaguered Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine via EMERCOM convoys.
Since August 2014, about 55,500 tons of humanitarian aid had been supplied to the beleaguered Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine via EMERCOM convoys.
© Sputnik / Aleksandr Kondratuk / Go to the mediabankUkrainian refugees disembark from an EMERCOM transport aircraft at an airfield in Chelyabinsk.
Ukrainian refugees disembark from an EMERCOM transport aircraft at an airfield in Chelyabinsk.
© Sputnik / Konstantin Chalabov / Go to the mediabankDiver from the Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief in the sea off Alushta city.
Diver from the Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief in the sea off Alushta city.
© AFP 2023 / DMITRY KOSTYUKOVRussia's EMERCOM has some of the most efficient transport and fire fighting aircraft, like the Beriev Be-200 pictured above.
Russia's EMERCOM has some of the most efficient transport and fire fighting aircraft, like the Beriev Be-200 pictured above.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankRussia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, previously held the office of the Minister of the Emergency Situations. He was in charge of Russia's emergency services for 21 years, from 1991 until 2012.
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, previously held the office of the Minister of the Emergency Situations. He was in charge of Russia's emergency services for 21 years, from 1991 until 2012.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankRescue workers deal with a mock train wreck during a demonstration training exercise held as part of the 2013 Integrated Safety and Security Exhibition, at the EMERCOM Rescue Center № 179 training range in the Moscow region.
Rescue workers deal with a mock train wreck during a demonstration training exercise held as part of the 2013 Integrated Safety and Security Exhibition, at the EMERCOM Rescue Center № 179 training range in the Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Alexander Kondratyuk / Go to the mediabankFirefighters get creative during the EMERCOM XXIV Fire-Fighter Sport Championship in Chelyabinsk.
Firefighters get creative during the EMERCOM XXIV Fire-Fighter Sport Championship in Chelyabinsk.
© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankEMERCOM rescue workers participate in the rehearsal of a parade at the Red Square in Moscow.
EMERCOM rescue workers participate in the rehearsal of a parade at the Red Square in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankEmergency Ministry firefighters rescue a cat while dousing a fire in a residential building.
Emergency Ministry firefighters rescue a cat while dousing a fire in a residential building.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Go to the mediabankSome EMERCOM aircraft are outfitted with special equipment necessary to transport injured or severely ill adults and children.
Some EMERCOM aircraft are outfitted with special equipment necessary to transport injured or severely ill adults and children.
© Sputnik / Konstantin Chalabov / Go to the mediabankEMERCOM also often has to deal with the aftermath of various natural disasters and weather phenomena, ranging from forest fires to ice drifts.
Above: Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations observe ice drift on the River Shelon near the village of Yegolnik in Novgorod Region of Russia..
Above: Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations observe ice drift on the River Shelon near the village of Yegolnik in Novgorod Region of Russia..
EMERCOM also often has to deal with the aftermath of various natural disasters and weather phenomena, ranging from forest fires to ice drifts.
Above: Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations observe ice drift on the River Shelon near the village of Yegolnik in Novgorod Region of Russia..
Above: Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations observe ice drift on the River Shelon near the village of Yegolnik in Novgorod Region of Russia..