Two Turkish military transport planes that have been stuck in Ukraine since the start of the war 10 months ago returned safely to Turkey on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense said, The Guardian reported.

Airbus A400MPhoto: Michael Farmer / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia

Reuters reports that two Turkish Air Force Airbus A400M military transport planes arrived at the Kyiv-Boryspil airport just as Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense reported that two planes were on their way to Kyiv to deliver humanitarian goods and evacuate Turkish citizens, but got stuck at the Kyiv airport due to the closed airspace of Ukraine due to the start of hostilities.

Two planes departed from Ukraine on Tuesday afternoon and arrived at the airport of the central Turkish city of Kayseri in the evening, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

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