Coalition gave permission for Russian evacuation

Riyadh: An official source at the Saudi-led Arab Coalition Forces Command for Yemen has disclosed that the Evacuation and Humanitarian Operation Cell, an affiliate of the coalition forces command, received a request to grant a permit with regard to a Russian aircraft to evacuate staff of the Russian Embassy and Russian nationals from Sana’a Airport.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, the source stated that the aircraft carrying Russian Embassy staff arrived and then left the airport.