The ethnic Armenian authorities of the breakaway region said on Sunday that Armenia – Russian peacekeepers will escort homeless families of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians to Armenia if they wish.
The authorities said in a statement posted on Facebook:
We inform you that families who have become homeless as a result of recent military operations and who have expressed desire to leave the republic will be carried out by Russian peacekeepers. The government will soon provide information about the transfer of other population groups.
Military doctors of the Russian special-purpose medical detachment are providing qualified medical care to evacuated civilians in need.
Representatives of the Russian peacekeeping contingent continue to maintain continuous interaction with the Azerbaijani authorities and the leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh, the purpose of which is to ensure compliance with current international legal norms, the safety of the civilian population of the unrecognised republic, as well as the safety of military personnel of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
