576 Russians evacuated from Tashkent to Russia

This was announced on Sunday by the Russian Embassy in Tashkent.

On March 21, 576 citizens returned to Uzbekistan from Uzbekistan via Aeroflot and Cavalini flights: 541 to Moscow, 35 to Novosibirsk. pic.twitter.com/HilDBfLvou

“On March 21, 576 Russian citizens returned to Uzbekistan from Uzbekistan via Aeroflot and Uzbekistan Airways flights: 541 to Moscow, 35 to Novosibirsk,” they noted.

Earlier, the government of Uzbekistan announced the suspension from March 16 of air and road links with other countries due to COVID-19.

Later, the Russian embassy announced the study of the organization of special boards for the export of Russian citizens from Uzbekistan.