Russian peacekeepers begin deployment to Karabakh

The core of the contingent will be the units of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation.

Russia began deploying peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh in parallel with the withdrawal of Armenian units from 6:00 on Tuesday. This was reported by TASS with reference to the Russian Defense Ministry on November 10.

“The first four Il-76 aircraft carrying Russian peacekeepers to the mission area in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone took off from the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield. The personnel of the peacekeeping unit, the vehicles, the armored vehicles and equipment are on board, “says the message. …

Later it was learned of the departure of two more planes.

It is indicated that the core of the contingent will be the units of the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation. To monitor compliance with the agreements on the cessation of hostilities, Russian observation posts will be established along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The command of the peacekeeping operation will be located in the area of ​​the city of Stepanakert.

Recall, on November 9, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a joint declaration on the total cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani and Armenian sides will remain in their positions and Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region.

In total, 1,960 military personnel, 90 armored personnel carriers, 380 automobile units and special equipment will be transferred.

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