Russians were not injured as a result of Israeli strikes on Iran

There are no Russians among the victims of Israeli strikes on Iran, and the Russian Embassy in Tehran is working on the issue of evacuating Russian citizens from the country. This was announced by the diplomatic mission on June 15.

"The work has been going on for a long time. <...> We accept all appeals from compatriots," RIA Novosti quoted the diplomatic mission as saying.

It is noted that "movements are taking place overland, in particular, across the Iranian-Azerbaijani border."

At the same time, the Russian Embassy in Israel announced the opening of an additional hotline for citizens to contact.

"Due to the large number of incoming requests from the consular department <...> an additional hotline has been opened," the Telegram channel of the diplomatic mission says.

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The day before, Elizaveta Gilyarevskaya, a spokeswoman for the Russian Embassy in Baku, told Izvestia that the first group of Russians, consisting of 14 people, had been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan. According to her, Russians continue to cross the Iranian-Azerbaijani border.