A Russian Emergencies Ministry plane is due to pick up six injured Russian tourists from Cyprus and Ukraine.

The plane left a Moscow airport earlier today for the two countries where the tourists had received injuries under various circumstances.

The condition of the tourists is said to be critical.

There is a team of doctors aboard the plane and special-purpose medical treatment modules. Four people, including one child, will be collected in Cyprus, while a woman and a child are due to be picked up in Simferopol, Ukraine.

TASS