"In connection with the tough lockdown in Nepal, the Russian embassy, ​​together with the Russian House in Kathmandu, organized a special Aeroflot flight to take Russian citizens out of the Himalayan republic," Rossotrudnichestvo reported to TASS.

Earlier, the Federal Air Transport Agency appealed to the aviation authorities of Nepal with a request to accelerate the export of Russians from this country.

Nepal suspended international flights on May 6 due to the worsening epidemiological situation.

The Russian embassy urged the Russians to leave the country promptly.