A total of 77 Russian citizens, mostly women and children, were flown back on Wednesday from Beirut after fleeing Syria by land as the security situation in the war-torn country continues to deteriorate.
© RIA Novosti . Vitalii Belousov / Go to the mediabankA total of 77 Russian citizens, mostly women and children, were flown back on Wednesday from Beirut after fleeing Syria by land as the security situation in the war-torn country continues to deteriorate.
A total of 77 Russian citizens, mostly women and children, were flown back on Wednesday from Beirut after fleeing Syria by land as the security situation in the war-torn country continues to deteriorate.
© RIA Novosti . Vitalii Belousov / Go to the mediabankThe first group of 28 people was delivered by a Yak-42 passenger plane, followed by a larger group of 49 Russian nationals transported by an Il-76 plane.
The first group of 28 people was delivered by a Yak-42 passenger plane, followed by a larger group of 49 Russian nationals transported by an Il-76 plane.
© RIA Novosti . Vitalii Belousov / Go to the mediabankThe planes arrived early on Wednesday in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport where the Russians were met by medical personnel, psychologists and immigration officials.
The planes arrived early on Wednesday in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport where the Russians were met by medical personnel, psychologists and immigration officials.
© RIA Novosti . Vitalii Belousov / Go to the mediabankThe evacuees include Russian women who have married Syrians, their children and husbands who have acquired Russian citizenship.
The evacuees include Russian women who have married Syrians, their children and husbands who have acquired Russian citizenship.
© RIA Novosti . Vitalii Belousov / Go to the mediabankAccording to the Russian Embassy in Syria, a total of 81 people were on the list of Russian nationals wanting to go to Russia.
According to the Russian Embassy in Syria, a total of 81 people were on the list of Russian nationals wanting to go to Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankThe transport assistance comes about a week after the temporary closure of the Russian Consulate General in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, the scene of months of vicious fighting between government forces and rebel groups.
The transport assistance comes about a week after the temporary closure of the Russian Consulate General in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, the scene of months of vicious fighting between government forces and rebel groups.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabankThe embassy has told RIA Novosti that 8,008 Russian nationals are registered in its official lists, but diplomatic sources have estimated that about 25,000 more Russian women married to Syrians live in the country without registering at Russian consular services.
The embassy has told RIA Novosti that 8,008 Russian nationals are registered in its official lists, but diplomatic sources have estimated that about 25,000 more Russian women married to Syrians live in the country without registering at Russian consular services.