140 people applied to the Russian Embassy for evacuation from Sudan

The desire to evacuate from Sudan was confirmed to the Russian Embassy by 140 people, informed RIA Novosti, Russian Ambassador to Khartoum Andrey Chernovol.

“The list where we take into account Russian citizens, diplomats, and so on, is about 300 people. So far, about 140 people have expressed a desire to evacuate, this list is growing not at the expense of Russian citizens, they have all already decided, but at the expense of citizens of the CIS and some other countries,” he said.

Evacuation plans are being made, but so far it is difficult to implement, because “any exit from the embassy is connected with crossing the line of contact,” the diplomat explained. According to him, even with guarantees from both sides, this is a very risky step.

Since April 15, full-scale battles have been going on in Sudan using all available weapons. The conflict broke out between the armed forces and the so-called Operational Support Forces (RSF, numbering more than 40,000 people, armed with armored personnel carriers and artillery), a group created on the basis of Arab militias.

The fact that the regular army and paramilitaries could not agree on integration led to disagreements between the parties, among other things. It was assumed that the RSF, led by General Mohammed Daglo, would enter the ranks of the army, but it was not determined how this process would take place and which body would control it.

According to the Ministry of Health of the country, during the clashes died more than 600 people. WHO claimsthat 413 people died, more than 3.5 thousand were injured. On April 19, the parties signed a truce, but a few hours later the clashes continued.