Information bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (as of February 8, 2021)
“The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues to carry out tasks on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
At twenty-seven observation posts, Russian peacekeepers conduct round-the-clock monitoring of the situation and control over the observance of the ceasefire regime.
The ceasefire is observed along the entire line of contact.
Russian peacekeepers ensure the safe return of citizens to their places of permanent residence and the restoration of civilian infrastructure, and provide humanitarian assistance to the population.
During the day, 41 refugees returned from the territory of Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh . In total, since November 14, 2020, 52,351 people have returned to their places of former residence in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The demining teams of the Center for Humanitarian Demining are continuing their work on demining the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since November 23, 2020, 1191.3 hectares of territory, more than 350 km of roads, 1170 housing buildings, including 29 socially significant objects, have been cleared of unexploded ordnance, 24,181 explosive objects have been found and neutralized .
Escort of 28 Armenian pilgrims from STEPANAKERT to Dadivank Monastery (VANK) was provided.
To coordinate efforts to prevent possible incidents in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, continuous interaction is maintained with the general staffs of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia”.
