Mongolian cadets who are studying in Russia will return home with a Moscow-chartered military plane. The evacuation comes after the online discussion between Mongolian Defence Minister N.Enkhbold and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War.

During the discussion, N.Enkhbold requested Sergey Shoigu to help evacuating Mongolian cadets with their families and other students who study in Russian Federation with a chartered military plane. Minister Shoigu accepted the Mongolian request and has tasked the relevant officials to organise the evacuation of the cadets with their aircraft.

According to sources, Mongolia plans to evacuate over 500 of its students from Russia by air and land in the next weeks. The returnees are expected to be quarantined in the Selenge and Darkhan-Uul provinces, which are close to the Russian border.