ArmInfo. Russia provides humanitarian aid to Armenia and the Karabakh Armenians. The Russian government has prepared 40 tons of humanitarian aid, taking into account the needs of the Armenian side. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated on November 9 during a briefing, referring to Russian initiatives to provide assistance to the people of Artsakh.
According to her, this aid will be delivered to Yerevan in the coming days. At the same time, she drew attention to the fact that, given the approaching winter, the humanitarian aid included a mobile power station capable of supplying energy to dozens of houses.
At the same time, she announced that the upcoming humanitarian action has already been supplemented by a number of steps taken by the Russian side to support those displaced from Nagorno Karabakh, "I hope, temporary migrants," Zakharova said.
She recalled that earlier the Russian Humanitarian Mission sent 6 tons of humanitarian aid to the people of Artsakh, and the Doctor Lisa charitable foundation earlier sent over 20 tons of aid, including to the Ararat region, which received a large number of temporarily displaced persons.
Zakharova said that 1,5 tons of aid was delivered to several towns, including Sevan and Gavar, on October 20-21 through the Russian- Armenian Humanitarian Response Center. "1,5 tons of aid was delivered to several towns, including Sevan and Gavar, on October 20-21 through the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center. The National Scientific-Research Institute of Communications of Russia delivered food and warm clothing to Areni.
Russian businesses operating in the Republic are joining humanitarian efforts. In Syunik, the Karabakh residents are helped by the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine, which is managed by the Geopromining company. In addition, MTS CJSC provides free SIM cards valid for six months to all displaced persons. Gazprom-Armenia CJSC transferred one-time assistance in the amount of 100 thousand drams to 1,300 families; rent for housing and utilities will be compensated for 600 families for six months. Moreover, 45 families are accommodated at the company's recreation center," the diplomat said, also pointing out the concern of individual activists.
"And these are just the "large ones." But, I can assure you that this assistance will continue," Zakharova said.
After another Azerbaijani aggression against Nagorno -Karabakh on September 19, Artsakh fell. The entire indigenous Armenian population, over 100 thousand people, was forced to flee from their homes to Armenia amid the threat of ethnic cleansing. Enemy aggression occurred against the background of inaction of the entire civilized international community. On October 15, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev raised the Azerbaijani flag in occupied Stepanakert. Since the enemy aggression that began in the fall of 2020, which in September of this year ended with the complete ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, more than 150 thousand Artsakh residents have become homeless.