18:05, 18 January 2021

Almost 190 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh over 24 hours

Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh return from Yerevan to Stepanakert, January 16, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

More 189 refugees arrived in Stepanakert from Yerevan, being accompanied by Russian peacekeepers. In total, 49,827 people returned to their homes after the end of the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that by January 17, the total number of local residents who returned to Nagorno-Karabakh reached 49,638.

The Russian peacekeepers accompanied a group of 189 refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. In total, 49,827 residents have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh since November 14, 2020, the Russian MoD reports on its website today.

Let us remind you that the full-scale combat actions took place in Nagorno-Karabakh in the period from September 27 to November 9, 2020. The "Caucasian Knot" has released a map marking the deployment of peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Another map prepared by the "Caucasian Knot" indicates what territories Azerbaijan got after the autumn war.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 18, 2021 at 06:50 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.