Russian peacekeepers help 151 more refugees return to Karabakh

Russian peacekeepers help 151 more refugees return to Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - 151 more refugees have returned to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh, their safety was ensured by Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, January 27.

The Karabakh residents were delivered from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses, which were accompanied by patrol vehicles of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the military police, the Ministry said.

Since mid-November, the Russian peacekeepers have helped 51,216 refugees return to their places of permanent residence, although Karabakh residenst said more than 95,000 people have gone back already, some of them on their own.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the peacekeepers are conducting round-the-clock monitoring of the situation and the ceasefire from their observation posts across Karabakh.

Photo. Ria Novosti
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