Russia on Tuesday mentioned it evacuated personnel of its embassy in Sudan as clashes between military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group proceed.
“Due to high security risks in the context of ongoing clashes in Sudan, some employees of the Russian Embassy transferred from Khartoum, as well as Russian citizens and family members who applied for assistance in returning to their homeland, were evacuated from Port Sudan,” mentioned a Foreign Ministry assertion.
It added that the evacuated personnel arrived on the Chkalovsky Air Base close to the capital Moscow on a particular flight on Tuesday.
“The work of the Russian Consulate in Port Sudan continues as usual,” the press launch mentioned.
Sudan’s military and RSF shared energy after eradicating long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019, however fell out over a plan to combine their forces throughout a transition to democracy, sparking hostilities on April 15.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
