Ship of the Russian Navy "sea of Azov" evacuated 308 people from Yemen, where Arab countries are conducting a special operation against the rebel Houthis, said on Sunday the official representative of the Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov.

"among evacuated from the war zone in the region of Aden citizens nineteen countries: RF - 45, US - 18, UK - 5, Bulgaria - 1, Estonia 6, Ukraine - 14 of the Republic of Belarus of 9 people, Turkmenistan - 3, Uzbekistan - 8, Azerbaijan - 5, Bahrain - 1, Djibouti - 5, Yemen - 159, Somalia - 1, Palestine - 3, Jordan 13, Cuba - 9, Egypt - 2, Saudi Arabia - 1," said Konashenkov.

according to his statement, evacuated all the citizens are safe in the cabin of the Russian ship that the morning will bring them to Djibouti.

the Commissioner of the Department also said that a Russian military Ship "Azov" performs in the Gulf of Aden scheduled tasks in the framework of anti-piracy operations.

From 26 March, an International coalition with the participation of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries as well as Egypt, Jordan and Sudan began in Yemen against supporters of the movement " Ansar Allah (Houthis), which controls most of the territory of the country, among them the capital Sana'a.

The goal is to force the Houthis, joined by supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to return power to the legitimate leader of the country and the government. Acting leader Abd rabbu Mansour Hadi is now outside the country.

sections: Politics