Italy scoffs at Russian help to disinfect coronavirus-stricken Lombardy

In late March, Russia sent to Italy a group of epidemiologists and specialists from radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Defense Ministry to help disinfect medical facilities in Italy. The Russian specialists are working in Lombardy, a region of Italy that has suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic most. Russia also sent equipment for disinfection and diagnostics to Italy. The Italian press later wrote that such assistance was "of little use" and claimed that it pursues political goals in the first place.