Planes From Moscow Bring Assistance To Kyrgyzstan

June 16 2010

Russia

Two Russian Il-76 transport aircraft carrying aid departed from the Ramenskoye Airfield of Moscow region for Kyrgyzstan early Wednesday morning, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.

A third humanitarian aircraft was scheduled to depart later in the day, officials said.

The transports are carrying a total of 129 tons of aid to the nearby nation that has been hit by violence over the last week, including 5,000 blankets, 10 tons of sugar, 17 tons of canned meat and 4 tons...

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