To address the issue of assistance in connection with fires in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine should first do a request from Kiev, said the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. "Can't say, but any assistance is rendered at the request of the party which is facing the problem of combating And elimination of consequences of natural disasters," - said Peskov, answering the question reported whether Putin about the fires in the exclusion area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant And whether Russia is ready to provide assistance, reports RIA " Novosti ". to the question about what would happen if Ukraine asks for such assistance, the press Secretary of the head of the country said, " I don't know, hypothetically can't speculate ". Before the head EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov said that the Ministry quickly offered assistance in extinguishing forest fires near Chernobyl, resulted in readiness of the aircraft, but the help was Not needed, because the fire was quickly contained. The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova on Wednesday said that a Forest fire in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused No deterioration of the radiation background on the Russian territory. Minister of emergency situations of the Republic Vladimir Vashchenko also stated that the maximum safe level of radiation within Belarus after the fire in the vicinity of Chernobyl is Not documented. A forest fire in the area of alienation broke out Tuesday afternoon on an area of about 320 hectares, to his destruction have attracted more than 300 people And 51 of the vehicles, as well as among them airplanes And helicopters. On Wednesday morning, Ukrainian rescuers stopped the spread of fire, but extinguishing of fires continues. In the main versions of the origin of the strongest for the last 23 years of a forest fire in the area near exclusion of the Chernobyl NPP of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine considers arson. Acting Head of civil service of Ukraine for emergency situations of the Zoryan Shkiriak said that the radiation background in the forests of the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in normal, the situation with the elimination of fire has improved significantly. According to him, the foci of the open top of the fire is almost gone, there are separate tipping on young trees, but they are Not significant And are associated with wind gusts. In addition, a large area corruption continues burnt grass And trees. According to the Minister, the morning works fire fighting aviation And effectively puts out the fire. All units And appliances SSES involved in fire fighting in the district of alienation, are in place And ceaselessly working on the localization of the fire.