5,000 people evacuated in Karabakh

WORLD, Sept. 21 (YPA) – Russia’s defense ministry said on Tuesday that its peacekeepers had evacuated about 5000 people from three regions  in Nagorno-Karabakh, which has witnessed hostilities over the past two days.

 “Since the beginning of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran regions. 5, 000 people were transferred to the headquarters of the peacekeeping group,” the ministry said in a statement.

 The statement stressed that Russian peacekeepers continue to carry out tasks in the Karabakh region, adding that these forces “maintain constant interaction with Baku, Yerevan and Stepanakert, with the aim of preventing bloodshed and respecting humanitarian law with regard to civilians, as well as ensuring the safety of peacekeepers.”

 E.M