Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) workers prepared 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid for displaced Nagorno-Karabakh residents in Armenia on Wednesday.

Footage shows EMERCOM personnel loading boxes of aid on to an IL-76 aircraft.

According to EMERCOM’s press service, the delivery was organised following a request from President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government, with the cargo including food, blankets and a mobile power station.

Last month, Putin stated that Armenia continued to be an ally of Russia - and that Moscow would discuss aid deliveries and support - following the latest escalation in Nagorno-Karabkh.

Azerbaijan launched what it called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region in September, with Armenia describing it as a 'large-scale aggression'.

Following the fighting, Nagorno-Karabakh's government said the self-declared republic would cease to exist by January 2024, while many ethnic Armenians left the area.

Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, while earlier this year, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenian population.