Aircraft of the Russian Air Force delivered from Almaty to Moscow and Yekaterinburg about 1.5 thousand Russians who wished to return from Kazakhstan to Russia, the military department reported to reporters this.
"A total of 1,461 Russian citizens were delivered from the Republic of Kazakhstan to Russia by aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Air Force," the ministry said.
According to the ministry, 1,422 Russian citizens were delivered from Kazakhstan to Moscow by military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force on January 9 and another 14 Russians to Yekaterinburg. The day before, 25 Russian tourists who wished to return from Kazakhstan were delivered to Russia.
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Based on materials from TASS