Russian rescuers evacuate group of Russians from Egypt

A Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft has arrived from Egypt to Moscow with over 80 Russians, who left Israel via the land border, on board.

The plane landed in Zhukovsky near Moscow at 6:36 a.m. Moscow time [3:36 a.m. GMT], TASS reported.

On board the aircraft are 84 Russian citizens, all of whom are diplomatic workers and members of their families who worked in Israel and left the country via ground checkpoints in Sharm el-Sheikh.