Helicopters began to accompany the columns of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh: Transcaucasia: Former USSR: Lenta.ru



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Columns of Russian peacekeepers sent to Nagorno-Karabakh began escorting Mi-8 and Mi-24 army aviation helicopters. The corresponding video on Saturday November 14 is published by the Russian Defense Ministry on its YouTube channel.

As the ministry explained, the images show the escort of peacekeepers en route from the Erebuni airfield to the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Stepanakert and the Goris settlement.

The Ministry of Defense also clarified that the main tasks of the helicopter group will be the delivery of material and technical equipment and personnel of the peacekeeping forces to areas of difficult access, as well as monitoring the areas where the stop is in force. the fire. In total, eight helicopters were previously deployed in the region.

Earlier, on November 14, it was reported that during the last 24 hours Russia sent another 20 aircraft with 170 peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh. In total, the peacekeeping contingent included 1960 servicemen, 90 armored personnel carriers, and 380 units of cars and special equipment.

On November 9, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a joint declaration suggesting an end to hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh as of November 10. The conflicting parties stop at their positions. Azerbaijan will take control of the territories of the Aghdam, Gazakh, Kelbajar and Lachin regions. Russian peacekeepers entered the region.

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