The statistical data of the 254th day of the blockade of the Lachin Corridor are published in the Nagorno-Karabakh Government bulletin.
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About 1,835 citizens have been deprived of the opportunity to receive necessary medical treatment due to the suspension of planned surgeries in all medical facilities of Artsakh increasing by about 20 cases in the last 4 days.
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As of today, 721 patients have been transferred from Artsakh to Armenia to receive appropriate medical care with the mediation and accompaniment of the International Committee of the Red Cross and another 70 accompanied by Russian peacekeepers to receive appropriate treatment. On 21 August, 41 people were transported to Armenia by Russian peacekeepers. As a result of additional Azerbaijani obstacles to ICRC activities, movements were suspended for almost a month in May. After resumption, ICRC activities were again suspended on 15 June and then resumed with some interruptions and additional obstacles.
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Around 3,900 people, including 550 children, have been separated from their homes as a result of the blockade, however, some have already returned home with the assistance of the Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers.
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No citizen travelled freely along the Stepanakert-Goris highway (Lachin (Qashatagh) corridor). The cases of two-way movement of people decreased by about 225 times, and only with the support of the Red Cross and RF peacekeepers (instead of 622,300 people in 254 days, 2,764 entry and exit. In the last 4 days, 61 cases of exit and entry of citizens by ICRC and Russian peacekeepers vehicles were registered).
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Not a single vehicle of Artsakh citizens passed through the blocked road, and the movement of vehicles was almost 78 times less than it should have been without the blockade (instead of 230,680 2,964 vehicles entered and exited in 254 days, and that only by Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers). That means 4 entries and exits of ICRC vehicles were recorded in the last 4 days.
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About 18 times fewer vital goods were imported by the Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers than should have been without the blockade (5.715 tons instead of about 101,600 tons in 254 days, 0 tons in the last 4 days).
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During the blockade, Azerbaijan wholly or partially interrupted the sole gas supply into Artsakh for a total of 187 days and the electricity supply has been completely disrupted for 225 days. This has led to daily blackouts and additional emergency shutdowns, resulting in many facilities closing or curtailing operations.
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Since the blockade, 1,468 businesses (34.3% of the total number) have suspended their activities due to their inability to operate.
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An estimated 17,000 people (including state-supported temporary work placements and more than 80% of private sector workers) have lost jobs and sources of income due to the impact on the economy from the blockade and disruptions of vital infrastructure. Recently, the unemployment rate has been increasing rapidly.
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Construction work of 32.6 kilometres of roads, tens of kilometres of water lines, irrigation systems for thousands of hectares of land, 3,717 apartments, and more than 40 social and industrial infrastructures have been stopped.
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During the blockade, the economy of the Republic of Artsakh suffered a loss of around 483 million US dollars, leading to the decline of the predicted annual GDP index (903 million dollars) by more than 53 per cent.
