On April 27, 2020 the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia started a two-day distribution of dry rations and financial aid to over 110 Sri Lankan nationals, most of whom are students studying at universities and other educational institutions in Moscow and other cities.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation facilitates the distribution of food packs and hygiene items among Sri Lankan students which was jointly organized by Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, Secretary General of the Sri Lanka-Russia Friendship Society and Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia, who became the initiator of this process, the Sri Lanka-Russia Friendship Association, Russian Centre in Colombo, the Cultural Division of Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka.