٠٠:٠١:٢٧Mandatory credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian peacekeeping forces were seen leaving Karabakh on Wednesday, as announced by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Footage shows troops boarding trucks, and a procession of military vehicles moving along a road.
The location and date of the video clips the Russian Ministry of Defence provided could not be independently verified.
Dmitri Peskov, Russia’s Presidential Spokesperson, also confirmed on Wednesday that the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Karabakh had commenced.
Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev stated that the decision for the early withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the country was made by the heads of both states.
This development follows the trilateral statement on ceasefire signed by Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020, after 44 days of armed conflict in Karabakh. Per the agreements, a Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed in the region until 2025.
On 25 May 2023, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (EAEC) in Moscow that Yerevan and Baku had agreed on mutual recognition of territorial integrity.
On 19 September of the same year, the conflict in Karabakh escalated again. Baku accused Yerevan of 'systematic shelling of Azerbaijani army positions' and announced the start of an anti-terrorist operation in the region.
In turn, Pashinyan stressed that there are no Armenian armed forces in Karabakh, and the country's Foreign Ministry called what is happening 'large-scale aggression'.
On 20 September, the Defence Ministry of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported that the NKR authorities, with the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, decided to lay down their arms and cease fire.
On 1 January 2024, the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic officially ceased to exist in accordance with the Decree of Self-Dissolution signed by NKR President Samvel Shahramanyan on September 28, 2023.
Russian Defence Ministry publishes footage of peacekeepers leaving Karabakh
Russian peacekeeping forces were seen leaving Karabakh on Wednesday, as announced by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Footage shows troops boarding trucks, and a procession of military vehicles moving along a road.
The location and date of the video clips the Russian Ministry of Defence provided could not be independently verified.
Dmitri Peskov, Russia’s Presidential Spokesperson, also confirmed on Wednesday that the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Karabakh had commenced.
Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev stated that the decision for the early withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the country was made by the heads of both states.
This development follows the trilateral statement on ceasefire signed by Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020, after 44 days of armed conflict in Karabakh. Per the agreements, a Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed in the region until 2025.
On 25 May 2023, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (EAEC) in Moscow that Yerevan and Baku had agreed on mutual recognition of territorial integrity.
On 19 September of the same year, the conflict in Karabakh escalated again. Baku accused Yerevan of 'systematic shelling of Azerbaijani army positions' and announced the start of an anti-terrorist operation in the region.
In turn, Pashinyan stressed that there are no Armenian armed forces in Karabakh, and the country's Foreign Ministry called what is happening 'large-scale aggression'.
On 20 September, the Defence Ministry of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported that the NKR authorities, with the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, decided to lay down their arms and cease fire.
On 1 January 2024, the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic officially ceased to exist in accordance with the Decree of Self-Dissolution signed by NKR President Samvel Shahramanyan on September 28, 2023.
Mandatory credit: Russian Defence Ministry
Russian peacekeeping forces were seen leaving Karabakh on Wednesday, as announced by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Footage shows troops boarding trucks, and a procession of military vehicles moving along a road.
The location and date of the video clips the Russian Ministry of Defence provided could not be independently verified.
Dmitri Peskov, Russia’s Presidential Spokesperson, also confirmed on Wednesday that the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Karabakh had commenced.
Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev stated that the decision for the early withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the country was made by the heads of both states.
This development follows the trilateral statement on ceasefire signed by Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020, after 44 days of armed conflict in Karabakh. Per the agreements, a Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed in the region until 2025.
On 25 May 2023, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (EAEC) in Moscow that Yerevan and Baku had agreed on mutual recognition of territorial integrity.
On 19 September of the same year, the conflict in Karabakh escalated again. Baku accused Yerevan of 'systematic shelling of Azerbaijani army positions' and announced the start of an anti-terrorist operation in the region.
In turn, Pashinyan stressed that there are no Armenian armed forces in Karabakh, and the country's Foreign Ministry called what is happening 'large-scale aggression'.
On 20 September, the Defence Ministry of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported that the NKR authorities, with the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, decided to lay down their arms and cease fire.
On 1 January 2024, the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic officially ceased to exist in accordance with the Decree of Self-Dissolution signed by NKR President Samvel Shahramanyan on September 28, 2023.