News - Russian peacekeepers evacuated more than 3,100 civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh, says Russian Defgense Ministry

More than 3,100 civilians have been evacuated in Nagorno-Karabakh since the beginning of hostilities by Azerbaijan, Russian Ministry of Defense reported. “Since the beginning of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran regions. 3,154 people were delivered to the peacekeeping contingent, including 1,428 children,” the ministry said. It also said that all evacuees are provided with hot meals and a place to rest. In addition, military doctors from the Russian special forces medical unit provided assistance to 16 civilians. “All evacuated residents of Nagorno-Karabakh are provided with places to rest and hot meals. Military doctors from the Russian special-purpose medical unit provided assistance to 16 civilians,” the statement said. Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, among the casualties and wounded are civilians. On September 20, it became known that the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh accepted the proposal of the command of the Russian peacekeeping mission regarding the cessation of fire. Proposal by Azerbaijan envisages the withdrawal of the remaining units and servicemen of the RA Armed Forces from the deployment zone of the Russian peacekeeping troops and the dissolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed formations, the complete disarmament of the Defense Army, as well as the withdrawal of heavy equipment and weapons from the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in order to quickly eliminate them. In addition, on Thursday, the representatives of Artsakh and Azerbaijan will meet in Yevlakh, a city in Azerbaijan located about 100 km northeast of Stepanakert, and the issues of ensuring the security of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians will be discussed.