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Russia’s Emergencies Ministry plane carrying more than 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid landed at Sana’a International Airport, Tuesday. Among other things, the cargo included food, tents, and medical equipment.
On its return flight, the plane took more than 60 Russian citizens and a number of other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) who wanted to leave the armed conflict zone, a ministry’s spokesman stated.
"A Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Ilyushin Il-76 plane has taken off from Sana’a. It is carrying 62 Russian national and citizens of CIS countries who opted to take the opportunity to leave the armed conflict zone," the spokesman said.
UN officials have estimated that Yemen’s war, ongoing since 2015, has claimed the lives of over 12,000 civilians, with at least 2 million displaced because of the fighting. According to a UN backed report, some 60 percent of Yemenis, 17 million people, are currently in “crisis” or “emergency” food situations.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
