The Russian Embassy in Israel reported about 2,000 requests from Russians to leave

The Russian Embassy in Israel has received 2,000 requests from Russian citizens to leave the country since the beginning of the escalation of the Iranian-Israeli conflict. This was announced on June 20 by Ekaterina Tarazevich, head of the consular department of the diplomatic mission.

According to her, on the night of June 13, diplomats began receiving calls on the hotline, although the embassy itself was closed. Due to the large number of requests, a second hotline phone had to be connected almost immediately, Tarazevich noted.

"At the moment, we have more than 2,000 requests. <...> The vast majority are requests from people who are interested in how to leave [Israel]," said the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv, her words are reported by TASS.

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On the same day, the Russian Embassy in Israel reported that the Russians were not injured as a result of the Iranian strikes. On the eve of the Kremlin's official representative Dmitry Peskov, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2025), in a conversation with Izvestia, stressed that Russia would support its citizens who want to return from Israel amid the escalation in the Middle East.