00:25Mandatory credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian peacekeepers were seen patrolling settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, in footage published by the Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday.
The ministry's press service noted that no ceasefire violations were recorded in the area of responsibility over the past 24 hours.
"Continuous interaction is supported with Baku and Stepanakert, aimed at preventing bloodshed, ensuring security and observing the norms of humanitarian law with regard to the peaceful population," the report said.
Yesterday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that 'over 98,000 civilians, including some 32,000 children, have been evacuated from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenian territory. Nearly 300 tonnes of humanitarian supplies have been delivered via the Aghdam and Lachin routes'.
On Sunday, the Armenian prime minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported that over 100,000 refugees had arrived in Armenia.
The long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan described as a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region.
Baku accused Yerevan of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature'. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces'.
For his part, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'. Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) said that its authorities had decided to abide by a ceasefire, while Baku also announced the suspension of its operation.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Russian peacekeepers continue patrolling Nagorno-Karabakh settlements
Russian peacekeepers were seen patrolling settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, in footage published by the Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday.
The ministry's press service noted that no ceasefire violations were recorded in the area of responsibility over the past 24 hours.
"Continuous interaction is supported with Baku and Stepanakert, aimed at preventing bloodshed, ensuring security and observing the norms of humanitarian law with regard to the peaceful population," the report said.
Yesterday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that 'over 98,000 civilians, including some 32,000 children, have been evacuated from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenian territory. Nearly 300 tonnes of humanitarian supplies have been delivered via the Aghdam and Lachin routes'.
On Sunday, the Armenian prime minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported that over 100,000 refugees had arrived in Armenia.
The long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan described as a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region.
Baku accused Yerevan of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature'. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces'.
For his part, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'. Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) said that its authorities had decided to abide by a ceasefire, while Baku also announced the suspension of its operation.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Mandatory credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian peacekeepers were seen patrolling settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, in footage published by the Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday.
The ministry's press service noted that no ceasefire violations were recorded in the area of responsibility over the past 24 hours.
"Continuous interaction is supported with Baku and Stepanakert, aimed at preventing bloodshed, ensuring security and observing the norms of humanitarian law with regard to the peaceful population," the report said.
Yesterday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that 'over 98,000 civilians, including some 32,000 children, have been evacuated from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenian territory. Nearly 300 tonnes of humanitarian supplies have been delivered via the Aghdam and Lachin routes'.
On Sunday, the Armenian prime minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported that over 100,000 refugees had arrived in Armenia.
The long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan described as a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region.
Baku accused Yerevan of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature'. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces'.
For his part, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'. Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) said that its authorities had decided to abide by a ceasefire, while Baku also announced the suspension of its operation.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.