Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

04/09/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/09/2021 01:16

Russian peacekeepers continue to ensure the safety of vehicles in the Lachin corridor

09.04.2021 (03:05)

Military personnel of the Russian peacekeeping continent continue to perform tasks to monitor compliance with the ceasefire and ensure the safety of motor transport, transportation of food and various goods along the Lachin corridor.

The ceasefire regime is observed along the entire line of demarcation.

Also, the personnel of the observation posts of the Russian peacekeeping contingent regularly carries out combat training activities and conducts training to prevent violations, as well as a possible attack on the observation post.

All observation posts of the Russian peacekeeping contingent are equipped with Blockpost fortifications designed to protect military personnel from small arms and shrapnel, as well as to conduct circular surveillance of the nearby territory.

In addition, in order to improve the conditions for the deployment of military personnel of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, the logistics specialists of the Russian Defence Ministry built block-modular camps as soon as possible.

Block-modular camps are full-fledged autonomous objects, which are equipped with all the necessary components of life support systems (power supply, autonomous heating, bathrooms, water supply, sewerage). Accommodation is equipped with furniture (bed, wardrobe, kitchen set, tables, chairs, shower), as well as household appliances (electric stove, refrigerator, washing machine, microwave oven, TV, air conditioner, boiler).

On the territory of each camps there are a gym with artificial turf, a bathhouse, a medical center, a dryer, a clothing cleaning room, a leisure room, an office, a storage room, a canteen, and a grocery store.

The construction of block-modular townships allows creating comfortable living conditions for personnel and abandoning field food points, bath and laundry points, field warehouses.

In accordance with the agreements specified in the joint statement of the President of the Russian Federation, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, from 00:00 (Moscow time) on November 10, 2020, a complete ceasefire and all hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh were announced.

To monitor the ceasefire and military operations, a peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is being deployed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

The basis of the Russian peacekeeping contingent consists of units of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade (peacekeeping) of the Central Military District.

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