Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

12/01/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/01/2021 01:59

The third evacuation by military transport aircraft from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been organized

01.12.2021 (06:30)

On behalf of the President of the Russian Federation V.Putin, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, organized the third evacuation by military transport aircraft from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan of more than 380 citizens of the Russian Federation, CSTO member states (Kyrgyzstan) and Afghan students studying at Russian universities.

The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, created an aviation group of 3 military transport aircraft to carry out the export, which took off from the Chkalovsky airfield to Kabul as soon as possible.

The first aircraft of the Military Transport Aviation of the Russian Defence Ministry with humanitarian aid landed at the airport of Kabul of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Each Russian military transport aircraft carries humanitarian cargo from the Russian Federation for the population of Afghanistan.

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