“The charter flight of Uzbekistan Airways flew on July 5 from Tashkent to Rostov-on-Don at 12:24 local time (10:24 Moscow time - RT ). On board are 61 Russian citizens and 27 foreigners, ”the TASS diplomat quotes.

It is expected that citizens of Uzbekistan will fly to Tashkent on a return flight from Rostov-on-Don.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview with Anton Krasovsky for the Epidemic project, said that at least 20 thousand Russians wishing to return home remained abroad.