٠٠:٠٦:٣٧Residents of Yerevan on Monday shared their concerns for relatives in Karabakh, while the officers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) talked about the humanitarian situation in the region.
"Every day feels like a month here. <…> My family and I, before this war, before the latest war, we could still talk on the Internet. Every time I called, I said, show the table - what’s set on the table. There was no flour there, but, I don’t know if you've seen it, what they use as compound feed for cattle. <..> If someone has a vegetable garden, maybe in this garden there will be some onions or radishes, or something, there will be tomatoes. That's what they use. And the rest, who, for example, live in apartments, that's scary. There's no gasoline to bring anything from the countryside," shared a local man.
In turn, Communication and Prevention Program Manager of the ICRC Armenia office Zara Amatuni noted that living conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh have deteriorated since the fighting began on September 19.
"In addition to the lack of all these things: food, hygiene items, access to education, access to healthcare, new problems have now arisen for the population. These have to do with people who have limited access to communications and cannot get in touch with their family, these are people who have been injured and in need of urgent assistance, and various other problems that have arisen during the recent events," said Amatuni.
The ICRC representative added that the Red Cross had sent four trucks with humanitarian aid along the Lachin corridor, carrying food products and bandages.
Year-long conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of Azerbaijan's 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'.
On Wednesday, Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR 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.
'Every day feels like a month' - Yerevan local shares concerns for his relatives living in Karabakh
Residents of Yerevan on Monday shared their concerns for relatives in Karabakh, while the officers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) talked about the humanitarian situation in the region.
"Every day feels like a month here. <…> My family and I, before this war, before the latest war, we could still talk on the Internet. Every time I called, I said, show the table - what’s set on the table. There was no flour there, but, I don’t know if you've seen it, what they use as compound feed for cattle. <..> If someone has a vegetable garden, maybe in this garden there will be some onions or radishes, or something, there will be tomatoes. That's what they use. And the rest, who, for example, live in apartments, that's scary. There's no gasoline to bring anything from the countryside," shared a local man.
In turn, Communication and Prevention Program Manager of the ICRC Armenia office Zara Amatuni noted that living conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh have deteriorated since the fighting began on September 19.
"In addition to the lack of all these things: food, hygiene items, access to education, access to healthcare, new problems have now arisen for the population. These have to do with people who have limited access to communications and cannot get in touch with their family, these are people who have been injured and in need of urgent assistance, and various other problems that have arisen during the recent events," said Amatuni.
The ICRC representative added that the Red Cross had sent four trucks with humanitarian aid along the Lachin corridor, carrying food products and bandages.
Year-long conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of Azerbaijan's 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'.
On Wednesday, Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR 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.
Residents of Yerevan on Monday shared their concerns for relatives in Karabakh, while the officers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) talked about the humanitarian situation in the region.
"Every day feels like a month here. <…> My family and I, before this war, before the latest war, we could still talk on the Internet. Every time I called, I said, show the table - what’s set on the table. There was no flour there, but, I don’t know if you've seen it, what they use as compound feed for cattle. <..> If someone has a vegetable garden, maybe in this garden there will be some onions or radishes, or something, there will be tomatoes. That's what they use. And the rest, who, for example, live in apartments, that's scary. There's no gasoline to bring anything from the countryside," shared a local man.
In turn, Communication and Prevention Program Manager of the ICRC Armenia office Zara Amatuni noted that living conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh have deteriorated since the fighting began on September 19.
"In addition to the lack of all these things: food, hygiene items, access to education, access to healthcare, new problems have now arisen for the population. These have to do with people who have limited access to communications and cannot get in touch with their family, these are people who have been injured and in need of urgent assistance, and various other problems that have arisen during the recent events," said Amatuni.
The ICRC representative added that the Red Cross had sent four trucks with humanitarian aid along the Lachin corridor, carrying food products and bandages.
Year-long conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of Azerbaijan's 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'.
On Wednesday, Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR 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.