There were no Russians on the ferry that was lit up in Greece

“There were no Russian citizens on board the ferry,” the embassy said.

The embassy's press officer Vasily Gavrilov said earlier that Russian citizens did not contact the diplomatic mission after the fire on the ferry.

Earlier, a fire occurred on the Olympic Champion ferry, in connection with which an evacuation was carried out. Onboard were 538 passengers, 75 crew members and 293 cars.