01:04Mandatory credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Russian Peacekeeping Force servicemen were seen implementing security measures, checking vehicles and talking to civilians leaving Nagorno-Karabakh through the Lachin corridor at a security checkpoint on Monday.
The press office of the Russian Ministry of Defence said the peacekeepers were 'escorting grocery convoys', as well as civilian evacuation flights 'on a round-the-clock basis'.
"The Russian peacekeeping contingent maintains continuous co-operation with Baku and Stepanakert aimed at preventing bloodshed, ensuring security and observing the norms of humanitarian law with regard to the peaceful population of Nagorno-Karabakh," added the ministry.
On October 1, press secretary to the prime minister of Armenia Nazeli Baghdasaryan said that the number of displaced persons arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh had reached 100,514.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
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 to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Russian peacekeepers check civilian vehicles leaving Nagorno-Karabakh through Lachin corridor
Russian Peacekeeping Force servicemen were seen implementing security measures, checking vehicles and talking to civilians leaving Nagorno-Karabakh through the Lachin corridor at a security checkpoint on Monday.
The press office of the Russian Ministry of Defence said the peacekeepers were 'escorting grocery convoys', as well as civilian evacuation flights 'on a round-the-clock basis'.
"The Russian peacekeeping contingent maintains continuous co-operation with Baku and Stepanakert aimed at preventing bloodshed, ensuring security and observing the norms of humanitarian law with regard to the peaceful population of Nagorno-Karabakh," added the ministry.
On October 1, press secretary to the prime minister of Armenia Nazeli Baghdasaryan said that the number of displaced persons arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh had reached 100,514.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
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 to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Mandatory credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
Russian Peacekeeping Force servicemen were seen implementing security measures, checking vehicles and talking to civilians leaving Nagorno-Karabakh through the Lachin corridor at a security checkpoint on Monday.
The press office of the Russian Ministry of Defence said the peacekeepers were 'escorting grocery convoys', as well as civilian evacuation flights 'on a round-the-clock basis'.
"The Russian peacekeeping contingent maintains continuous co-operation with Baku and Stepanakert aimed at preventing bloodshed, ensuring security and observing the norms of humanitarian law with regard to the peaceful population of Nagorno-Karabakh," added the ministry.
On October 1, press secretary to the prime minister of Armenia Nazeli Baghdasaryan said that the number of displaced persons arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh had reached 100,514.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
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 to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.