Russia has begun evacuating citizens from Lebanon and a special flight left Beirut today with family members of Russian diplomats, Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov said. About 60 people will arrive in Russia today from Lebanon, the ministry said. “The evacuation is being carried out under the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” according to the ministry. Russia often helps remove citizens from other former Soviet republics in these types of situations. About 3,000 citizens of Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have expressed their intention to leave Lebanon, as the Russian news agency TASS reported today, citing a source. Israel, which has been fighting Hamas in Gaza for almost a year, has sent troops into southern Lebanon after two weeks of intense airstrikes, in a further escalation of the conflict. Source: RES
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