MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th December, 2020) Almost 1,250 refugees have returned to Stepanakert, the capital of the breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, within the past 24 hours with the assistance from Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"Russian peacekeepers escorted regular buses with refugees returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from the territory of the Republic of Armenia. Today, 1,244 people have been delivered from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses," the ministry said in a statement.
The buses were escorted by patrols of Russian peacekeepers and military police.
Some 32,000 refugees have already returned home.
In November, Yerevan and Baku agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, putting an end to the six-week war over the disputed area. The agreement resulted in the loss of most territories controlled by the self-proclaimed republic and stipulated deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the region.
After the hostilities had ceased, Armenian refugees started to return to Nagorno-Karabakh, with Russian peacekeepers ensuring their safety.
