More than 1,200 refugees return to Stepanakert in one day
Another group of refugees has returned to the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) capital of Stepanakert escorted by Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday, TASS reported.
"Another 1,235 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia on November 19. Twenty-seven buses were escorted by Russian peacekeepers and military police officers," the statement reads.
According to the ministry, efforts to ensure the safety of refugees on their way back home were overseen by the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Response Center.
About 4,000 civilians have returned to Stepanakert since November 14.
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