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3 of April, 03:01

1st Plane aimed for transportation to a safe place of Russian citizens from Yemen, landed at Moscow airport "Chkalovskaya" in the night of Friday, said Fins news informed source.

"1st Plane landed," said the head of the Department.

The plane landed in 02. 25 GMT. On Board are 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.

Russian Plane yesterday began the flight from the capital of Russia to take away from Sana'a there are Russian citizens, but the coalition forces that conduct military action against the rebels Houthis in this country, did not allow Russian aircraft landing at the airport, and he was forced to go to Cairo. Staid all night at the airport of the Egyptian capital, on Thursday morning, the Board has received permission to fly to Yemen and headed for the capital Sana'a. On Thursday, the Board received permission to land at the airport in Yemen.

The evacuation of Russian citizens from Yemen on Thursday was performed using 2 aircraft. On one side were 162 people, he went to the capital of Russia through Cairo. In the cabin of the second path which passed through Djibouti, was 120. First it was claimed that in the cabin of the first plane from Yemen will fly out of 167 people, and in the cabin of the second - 170.

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