Russian Peacekeepers Started Deploying in Karabakh

The 15th separate motorized rifle brigade units of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation is to form the main contingent. Russia started deploying peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh in parallel with Armenian units’ withdrawal from 6:00 on Tuesday. TASS reported on November 10, with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense. "The first four Il-76 aircraft carrying Russian peacekeepers to the area of missions in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict took off from the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield. Personnel of the peacekeeping unit, vehicles, armored personnel carriers and materiel are on board," the message stated. ... Later it became known about two more planes departing. It is specified that the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade units of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation is to form the main contingent. To monitor compliance with the agreements on hostilities cessation, Russian observation posts will be set up along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin Сorridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The command of the peacekeeping operation will be located in the area of the city of Stepanakert. Recall, on November 9, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement on the complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani and Armenian sides will remain in their positions and Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region. In total, 1,960 servicemen, 90 armored personnel carriers, 380 units of automobile and special equipment will be transferred.