ArmInfo. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, has expressed gratitude to the authorities of the states, including Armenia, for their assistance in evacuating Russian citizens from Iran and Israel during the recent escalation in the Middle East.
As Zakharova reported during a briefing on June 26, approximately 1,000 Russian citizens were evacuated from dangerous regions of Iran through the country's land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan.