“Aeroflot's flight su-321 flew from Male to Moscow for about three hours local time (around 13:00 Moscow time),” the ambassador said.
According to him, there are 177 Russians “living in Moscow and the Moscow Region” on board.
It is noted that in the Maldives there are about 300 people who are included in the lists of the embassy for departure.
Earlier it was reported that an Aeroflot plane flew from New York to Moscow with Russians wishing to return to their homeland.