Russian peacekeepers have escorted buses with refugees who are returning to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) from the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
470 people have been delivered from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses. The buses were accompanied by patrols of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and military police, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.
They provide the security of the return of the citizens to their places of permanent residence, the humanitarian aid, the restoration of civil infrastructure facilities, the ministry said.
In total, more than 42,000 refugees have already returned to their places of permanent residence in Nagorno-Karabakh, Panorama reports.