70 Russians evacuated from Gaza arrive in Moscow

Russian Politics & Diplomacy November 13, 2023, 21:47

It is reported that 168 Russians have been evacuated over the past two days

MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Seventy Russian nationals who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip have arrived in Moscow by a Russian emergencies ministry’s plane, a TASS correspondent reported on Monday.

The ministry’s Il-76 plane landed at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. During the flight, they were accompanied by medics and psychologists.

Russia’s emergencies ministry jointly with Russian diplomats are actively working to evacuate Russians from the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, 70 Russian nationals, including 28 children, crossed into Egypt via the Rafah checkpoint and 98 - on Monday. Thus, as many as 168 Russians have been evacuated over the past two days.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier that the lists of those willing to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip have more than 1,000 names. There are "both Russians and compatriots, as well as 300 minors" among them.

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