The Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen perebyinis said that from Yemen in the capital of Russia evacuated eight Ukrainians.

It's been a week an International coalition with the participation of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries, as well as Egypt, Jordan and Sudan held in Yemen military action against supporters of the movement "Ansar Allah" (the Houthis), which controls most of the territory of the country, among them the capital Sana'a.


"Russian aircraft delivered in the capital of Russia from Yemen eight Residents of Ukraine. Five of them immediately at its own expense, flew to Ukraine, three other Ukrainian Ambassador's residence assisted so that they could come to Ukraine, " he said, Perebiynis Agency.

The plane with the Russians landed at Moscow airport "Chkalovskaya" 02. 25 GMT. On Board were more than 160 people who were forced to leave Yemen from the fighting. Among them 120 citizens of Russia, fifteen Residents of Belarus, ten Residents of Poland, eight Residents of Ukraine, 3 citizen of Kyrgyzstan, 3 citizen of Uzbekistan, two Yemeni citizen and a citizen of Tajikistan. Including fifteen children up to 2 years and 64 Teenager.

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