Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

07/29/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/29/2021 02:22

Russian peacekeepers provided humanitarian aid to 20 large families in remote areas of Nagorno-Karabakh

29.07.2021 (05:00)

The servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent provided targeted humanitarian aid to 20 large families in remote villages of the Lachin district of Nagorno-Karabakh.

As part of the humanitarian action, Russian peacekeepers made a 100 km march from Stepanakert to the village of Agavno and the town of Lachin in the Lachin district and handed over kitchen and food sets to large families.

Over the current week, the officers of the humanitarian response center have provided humanitarian aid with a total weight of about 2.5 tons to more than 300 people who have fallen into difficult life situations.

Russian servicemen individually approach the provision of targeted assistance to citizens living near the contact line. Residents of remote areas are regularly provided with basic necessities - clothing and shoes for children and adults, washing powders, gas burners for cooking, kitchen equipment, food sets, bed linen sets, pillows, blankets, personal hygiene items, children's toys, as well as individual first-aid kits.

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.

A peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation has been deployed to monitor the ceasefire and military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh.