Thirty-five wagons with humanitarian aid from Russia arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced on Tuesday, December 22, by the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
“Thirty-five wagons with humanitarian aid from Russia arrived for further distribution in the affected regions of Nagorno-Karabakh. This is the largest consignment sent by rail. Specialists of the consolidated group of EMERCOM of Russia have unloaded nine railway wagons and five platforms to date, ”the statement says.
Five fire-fighting tankers, four UAZ cars, ten diesel generators have been prepared for further transportation.
In addition, 280 cubic meters of sawn timber and about 35 thousand household supplies will be distributed. All the above equipment will be delivered to Stepanakert, and then sent to the points of issue in the regions of the region.
Earlier on the same day, it became known that since the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, about 43 thousand refugees have returned to their homes.
On December 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over 700 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, including 79 children, received medical assistance in a field hospital of the military department.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev signed an agreement, according to which hostilities ceased in Nagorno-Karabakh on November 10.