Three Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces arrived in Afghanistan to evacuate 380 citizens of the Russian Federation and other countries. Boarding has begun.
This was reported to reporters in the RF Ministry of Defense, RIA Novosti reports.
“The evacuation of more than 380 citizens of the Russian Federation, the CSTO member states (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia), Ukraine and Afghanistan from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been organized by military transport aircraft from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,” the ministry said.
Currently, three Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense have delivered humanitarian aid to the Kabul airport and are landing evacuated citizens from Afghanistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Each Russian military transport aircraft delivered 36 tons of humanitarian cargo from the Russian Federation to the Afghan population in Kabul.