Russia Evacuates More Than 1,400 Citizens Amid Kazakhstan Unrest

This still image taken from a video shows Russian citizens boarding a military evacuation plane as authorities have their documents checked in Kazakhstan on Jan. 9, 2021. The Russian Defense Ministry via AP

Russian military forces evacuated more than 1,400 of its citizens from Kazakhstan over the weekend as political unrest continues to unfold across the central Asian republic, authorities announced on Jan. 10.

“The transport aviation planes delivered a total of 1,461 Russian citizens from the Republic of Kazakhstan to Russia,” the Russian Ministry of Defense told a news conference, media outlet TASS reported.