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Russia evacuated 632 people from Iran, including 27 Tajik citizens who worked at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, amid the escalating situation in the region.
RIA Novosti reported this, citing Russia's Consul General in Isfahan, Andrei Zhiltsov. According to him, the evacuees include not only Russian citizens but also representatives of other countries, including Belarus, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
As the diplomat noted, amid intense daily bombing and rocket attacks, staff from foreign missions, with the support of the Russian embassy, conducted four evacuation flights, ensuring the organized and safe evacuation of people from the combat zone.
Those evacuated included employees of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, including 81 citizens of Belarus, 27 citizens of Tajikistan, four citizens of Armenia, three citizens of Uzbekistan, and one citizen each of Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Family members of employees of the Russian Embassy and Consulate General in Isfahan, as well as representatives of other Russian organizations accredited in Iran, were also evacuated.
According to Andrey Zhiltsov, the evacuation also affected nine sailors from the container ship MSC Aries, which was detained by Iranian authorities in April 2024, as well as from the tanker MT ADARA.
