Tengrinews.kz - Residents of the Mangystau region saw off nine Russian citizens injured in the plane crash in Aktau to Moscow, according to the press service of the regional akimat (local government administration).
Yesterday a plane from the disaster medicine center from Russia arrived in Aktau to provide assistance to the victims of the plane crash.
"Today they went back to Moscow together with 9 compatriots who received injuries of varying severity," the report says.
Photo: Akimat press service of Mangystau region
The Russian delegation was seen off by representatives of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, aksakals (elders), and youth, headed by Aktau akim (governor) Abilkair Baipakov.
It is important to note that all the victims are receiving the necessary medical care in the city's hospitals.
A government commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev is also operating in Aktau.
Akim of Mangistau region Nurdaulet Kilybai noted that the families of the deceased and injured are provided with the necessary state support.
Earlier, Aktau residents volunteered to donate blood to the survivors in the regional hospital.
Recall: The Azerbaijan Airlines flight, en route from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Grozny (Russia), crashed three kilometers from Aktau at 11:30 A.M. local time on December 25. The passenger plane was unable to land in Grozny due to heavy fog and was first diverted to Makhachkala before being redirected to Aktau.
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