Military medics of the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent (RMK) have completed the vaccination of the RMK personnel in Nagorno-Karabakh with the second component of the Sputnik-V vaccine.
"More than 1,900 Russian servicemen have been vaccinated in accordance with the schedule. The first vaccine against the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 was received by representatives of the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, as well as servicemen of medical special forces.
Vaccination was carried out on a voluntary basis both in a deployed mobile field hospital and by mobile medical teams at all observation posts, where the vaccine was delivered in special thermal containers, which ensured its safety during transportation.
In accordance with the agreements indicated in the joint statement of the President of the Russian Federation, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, from 00:00 Moscow time on November 10, 2020, a complete ceasefire and all hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh were announced.
A peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is deployed to control the ceasefire and military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The core of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is made up of units of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade (peacekeeping) of the Central Military District".
