Ship of the Russian Navy "sea of Azov" was taken to the port of Djibouti 308 people who had been evacuated from Yemen, where Arab countries are conducting a special operation against the rebel Houthis, said the official representative of the Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov.
"The ship of the Russian Navy" sea of Azov " With 308 residents from 19 countries, were evacuated yesterday from the zone of hostilities in the region of Aden (Yemen), arrived in the port of Djibouti ", - is informed in the report.
first it was claimed that among the evacuated citizens of the Russian Federation - 45, US - 18, UK - 5, Bulgaria - 1, Estonia 6, Ukraine - 14, of the Republic of Belarus - 9, 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.
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 military action 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.
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