Russia Evacuates More Nationals from Syria

A Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft has evacuated more Russians and nationals of other former Soviet republics from war-stricken Syria.

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A Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft has evacuated more Russians and nationals of other former Soviet republics from war-stricken Syria.

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“There are 99 people on board, 29 women and 38 children among them,” a spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry told RIA Novosti.

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Two Emergencies Ministry planes, which carried around 46 metric tons of humanitarian aid, returned with evacuees later.

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The planes landed early on Wednesday in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport where the Russians were met by medical personnel, psychologists and immigration officials.

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The Russian embassy in Syria estimated there were some 30,000 Russians living in the country, but other reports suggest the figure could be higher.

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Two Emergencies Ministry planes brought 77 Russians back from Syria in late January. Russian officials denied the move was an indication that Moscow had changed its stance on Syria, its sole remaining ally in the Arab world.