Calls for Artsakh residents to refuse Russian humanitarian aid come  from those who agree with Armenian authorities - Prosperous Armenia  party member 

ArmInfo.  The calls for the  forcibly displaced population of Artsakh to refuse humanitarian support from Russian organizations come from those people who agree with the theses of the Armenian authorities. This opinion was  expressed on his Facebook page by member of the Enlightened Armenia  party David Khazhakyan. 

He explained that according to these theses, there is no need to talk  about the right of the Artsakh people to return, and the loss of  Artsakh itself should be perceived as the price for Armenia's  "independence".  "Meanwhile, with such steps, Russia shows that for  it, the Artsakh people still exist with their various humanitarian  needs. But instead of encouraging such support as a humane and  exemplary gesture, these people are engaged in counter-propaganda,"  Khazhakyan believes.

Thus, according to him, the problem is not so much in the aid itself  that the Russian side provides, but in the fact that at some level an  attempt is being made to remind about Artsakh and the Artsakh  Armenians as victims of the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression and ethnic  cleansing.

Within the framework of the "Russia is with you" project, about 140  tons of humanitarian aid intended for the forcibly displaced  residents of Artsakh, primarily for socially vulnerable categories,  have been sent to Armenia. The initiative began the practical  implementation of the project on July 31. At the first stage,  humanitarian aid will be provided to about 30,000 Artsakh residents.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an  "anti-terrorist operation", committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by an almost 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended with the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees.