Military equipment of the Russian part of the CSTO peacekeeping forces at the airfield in Alma-Ata. File photoALMA-ATA, Jan 28 Family members of Russian citizens had the opportunity to fly from Alma-Ata to the Russian Federation on evacuation flights organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense during the state of emergency in Kazakhstan, RIA said in an interview News Consul General of Russia in Alma-Ata Yevgeny Bobrov. For several days since January 9, Russian military transport aircraft have been taking Russian citizens out of Alma-Ata who wished to leave the city that was attacked by terrorists. Ministry of Defense. However, assistance in the evacuation was also provided to mixed families. First of all, it was about Russian-Kazakh, Russian-Belarusian, Russian-Ukrainian families. Passports are different, but the family is one. How to separate them? as an exception,» the diplomat noted. He also said that he had received an appeal with a request to assist in evacuation of the Austrian military attaché and a group of Hungarian citizens. «The solution of this issue was beyond my competence, diplomatic channels at the Moscow level were used. As a result, 11 foreign citizens also flew away safely,» he said. Earlier, Bobrov reported that the total number of citizens evacuated from Alma-Ata was 2,240 people.
The Consul General of Russia in Alma-Ata spoke about the protection of the diplomatic mission
