The Russian Aerospace Forces have evacuated more than 2,000 Russian and foreign citizens from Kazakhstan to Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. This reported by TASS.

"A total of 2,241 Russian and foreign citizens were flown to Russia from the Republic of Kazakhstan onboard planes belonging to the Russian Aerospace Forces’ military transport aviation," the report said.

The Russians and foreigners who arrived in Kazakhstan for the New Year holidays were unable to leave the country on their own due to the insurrection that had erupted and the closure of the Almaty International Airport that ensued.

"Stuck in their hotels, they appealed to the leadership of the Russian peacekeeping force for help in returning to the Russian Federation," the Defense Ministry said.