Three Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry are evacuating more than 380 citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine and Afghanistan from Afghanistan. According to the military department, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed to create an aviation group for the removal of people, which took off from the Chkalovsky airfield to Kabul. Each plane delivered 36 tons of humanitarian cargo from the Russian Federation to Afghanistan.
To provide medical assistance to citizens of Russia and other countries, teams of military doctors are on board each aircraft, who have the necessary medical equipment and medicines.
In addition, a sufficient supply of drinking water, blankets and individual food rations has been formed on all aircraft.
Earlier, on August 25, military aircraft evacuated about 400 citizens of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from Afghanistan.
Alexander Stepanov
