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More than 7,000 Russians returned from US during pandemic

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More than 7,000 Russians returned from US during pandemic


24.08.2020

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The number of Russians who were able to return home from the United States with the help of export flights exceeded 7,000, RIA Novosti reported.

Earlier, Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said that the task took several months. The diplomat assured that the evacuation of the Russians was not over yet. He noted that one more Aeroflot plane took off from the New York airport the day before. More than 400 people went to Russia, eleven of them were small children.

The head of the diplomatic mission in Washington explained that the embassy continued to draw up a "humanitarian" list of people who belonged to the most vulnerable categories. Among the passengers on the last flight, more than 30 Russians needed an early return to their homeland. Anatoly Antonov noted that these were, first of all, disabled people and people of the older generation.

The diplomat expressed gratitude to everyone who helped organize and coordinate this process, thanked for the support of the airline staff, relevant ministries and departments, as well as all volunteers.

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