During blockade, Artsakh`s economy suffered loss of around USD 285  million 

ArmInfo. About 1,220 people have been deprived of the opportunity to receive necessary medical  treatment due to suspension of planned surgeries in all medical facilities of Artsakh increasing by about 30 cases in the last 5 days. This is stated in the message of the Artsakh InfoCenter.

The source recalls that: "As of today, 394 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 (in recent days, due to the impossibility  of transporting patients through ICRC, 2 more patients in extremely  critical condition were transported through Russian peacekeepers).  Due to the Red Cross not having an ambulance and only being able to  transport patients with an ordinary vehicle, it is not possible to  transport patients needing to lay down because Azerbaijan has  obstructed the movement of Artsakh ambulances.

Around 3,900 people, including 570 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.

No citizen traveled freely along the Stepanakert-Goris highway, and  the cases of two-way movement of people decreased by about 200 times,  and only with the support of the Red Cross and RF peacekeepers  (instead of 367,500 people in 150 days, 1,839 entry and exit. In the  last 5 days, only 2 cases of entry and exit of citizens were  registered (excluding truck drivers of Russian peacekeepers).

Not a single vehicle of Artsakh citizens passed through the blocked  road, and the movement vehicles was almost 54 times less than it  should have been without the blockade (instead of 138,000, 2,558  vehicles entered and exited in 150 days, and that only by Red Cross  and Russian peacekeepers). That means only 51 vehicle entries and  exits were recorded in the last 5 days.

About 13 times less vital goods were imported by the Red Cross and  Russian peacekeepers than should have been without the blockade  (4,623 tons instead of about 60,000 tons in 150 days, only 131 tons  of which in the last 5 days).

During the blockade, Azerbaijan completely or partially interrupted  the sole gas supply into Artsakh for a total of 84 days, and  electricity supply has been completely disrupted for 121 days. This  has led to daily blackouts and additional emergency shutdowns,  resulting in many facilities closing or curtailing operations.

860 business entities (20,1 % of the total) have suspended their  activities due to the impossible operating conditions under the  blockade, while the remaining operate partially or with state  support.

At estimated 10,300 people (including state-supported temporary work  placements and more than 50% of private sector workers) have lost  jobs and sources of income as a result of the impact on the economy  from the blockade and disruptions of vital infrastructure. 

Construction work of 32.6 kilometers of roads, tens of kilometers 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.

During the blockade, the economy of the Republic of Artsakh suffered  a loss of around 285 million US dollars, leading to decline of the  predicted annual GDP index (903 million dollars) by more than 32  percent."