Moscow has evacuated more than 1,700 people, including more than 400 Russians, from conflict-torn Yemen, Sputnik news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich as saying on Friday.

"More than 1,700 people were taken out of Yemen from March 31 to April 22, including the two flights that arrived in the early hours of [April] 23," Lukashevich said in a briefing, adding that more than 400 Russians have been evacuated.

According to the spokesman, Russia could continue evacuating foreigners from Yemen if needed.