The Russian embassy in Sudan and Russian citizens are not threatened at the moment and no compatriots have requested help, the head of the consular department of the Russian diplomatic mission in Khartoum, Georgy Ambartsumyan, told RIA Novosti.
"So far none of our compatriots have requested help from us. According to our estimates, nothing is threatening the embassy and Russian citizens. But, of course, we have taken all possible measures to ensure the safety of the embassy and Russian interests in Sudan. Measures have also been taken to secure the interests of Russian citizens in Sudan," Ambartsumyan said.
He added that he went outside 5 minutes before the conversation. "Everything is quiet around the embassy," the spokesperson specified. At the same time, according to him, during the day there were problems with a telephone connection and the Internet.
"Telephone calls and the Internet are blocked. Only incoming calls are available, but they do not always go through," specified a representative of the diplomatic mission.
Earlier Monday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's transitional Sovereign council, declared a state of emergency and dissolved the council and the country's government.
Sudan's ministry of information reported that the military took Sudanese prime minister Abdallah Hamdok, who refused to support the coup, to an unknown destination. Hamdok called on citizens to defend the revolution by taking to the streets. Several ministers of Hamdock's government, the governor of Khartoum and other officials have also been detained. According to the opposition military committee of Sudanese doctors, 12 people were injured in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in the shooting of demonstrators.
In September 2021, Sudanese authorities reported that they had averted an attempted military coup in the country. According to the military command, most of those involved in the attempted coup were detained, including 21 officers and a number of soldiers. Sudanese prime minister Abdallah Hamdock said at the time that the attempted coup points to the need for reforms in the army and security forces. The Sudanese authorities named supporters of former president Omar al-Bashir as the organizers of the revolt.
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