The Russian Defense Ministry is evacuating from Sudan more than 200 people: employees of the Russian diplomatic mission, Russian servicemen and their family members, citizens of Russia, CIS countries and several friendly foreign states, the ministry said in a statement.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that following a Russian president's decision, "the people are being evacuated on the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces." "Four Il-76 aircraft are carrying more than 200 people, as well as accompanying persons and cargo, from the Republic of Sudan to the Russian Federation," the statement said.
The continuous clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) prompted many countries to intensify their efforts to evacuate their citizens or members of their diplomatic missions, by land, sea and air.
Since April 15, the armed clashes have killed and injured hundreds of people, most of them civilians.
