Thirty Russian children will be evacuated from Iraq to Russia on December 30, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on his Telegram channel on Friday, Trend reports referring to TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his annual news conference last week that Moscow would continue the effort on bringing Russian children from Syria. He noted that Kadyrov was conducting this effort.
"On December 30, the children will be taken from Iraq to Russia. A plane with 30 boys and girls onboard will land at one of the airfields in the Moscow Region. These are three children from Chechnya, one from Moscow and Penza, and 24 others from Dagestan," Kadyrov said.
According to the Chechen head, this is "the result of a tremendous effort carried out throughout the entire year" at the instruction of the Russian president. "This activity was not halted for a single day, but any word or incautious step could harm it. So, no details were revealed," Kadyrov said.