At least 70 Russians out of 85 agreed and listed crossed the Rafah checkpoint between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported this.
Two Il-76 aircraft are stationed in Cairo to evacuate citizens.
The evacuation continues.
According to Russians who left the Gaza Strip, many reached the checkpoint on donkey carts due to lack of gasoline, TASS reports.
It is noted that the Russians are met by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they provide them with medical and psychological assistance, and provide them with food and water. The agency also published a video showing footage of a meeting of evacuated Russian citizens.
According to those released, they were sheltered in one of the schools, where the refugees were provided with sleeping places. People also reported that “there are a lot of Russian citizens in the Gaza Strip, and the situation is very difficult,” the Izvestia newspaper quotes.
The day before it became known that the Ministry of Emergency Situations, together with Russian diplomats, organized work to evacuate civilians from the Gaza Strip.
Earlier it was reported that Moscow plans to remove about 600 Russians and just over 300 citizens of neighboring countries from the Gaza Strip. For this purpose, two Il-76 aircraft arrived in Cairo in early November.
Source: Rosbalt
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