EMERCOM of Russia will send a consolidated group of rescuers and high-mobility equipment to Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the ministry.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations noted that the group is formed from employees of the Noginsky, Ural, Tula, Donskoy, Nevsky and Volzhsky rescue centers, the Leader detachment and the Ruza center for providing control points. The group will also include specialists from the central office and departmental psychologists.
75 specialists and 13 pieces of equipment are already ready for departure, in addition, the arrival of additional forces and means continues.
Earlier it was reported that the city of Martuni was almost completely destroyed in Nagorno-Karabakh due to active hostilities. According to the mayor of the city, Edik Avanesyan, about 70-80 percent of the buildings were “badly damaged” and were damaged by shrapnel during the shelling. He also noted that more than 6 thousand people used to live in the city, now about a thousand have returned.
In September, another escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh took place. During the fighting, the Azerbaijani army occupied part of the territories, including the city of Shushi.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on the complete cessation of hostilities. According to the document, the belligerents remain in their positions. In addition, three regions will be transferred under the control of Azerbaijan by December 1. Russian peacekeepers are operating in the region.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mainly by Armenians, declared independence from Azerbaijan, which tried to return the territories by force. In 1994, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) signed a truce, which was periodically interrupted.
