Zakharova: "Azerbaijani citizens were also evacuated from Ukraine through mediation of Russian MoD"

Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

© APA | Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

# 17 March 2022 12:49 (UTC +04:00)

"Russia has also evacuated Azerbaijani citizens from Ukraine," said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova at today's briefing, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.

According to her, more than 31,000 people were evacuated through the active mediation of the Russian Defense Ministry. 25 of those are citizens of foreign countries. These are citizens of Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sweden, Egypt, Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia.

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