Nagorno-Karabakh Fuel Depot Blast Kills at Least 20
The cause of the blast in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan, where thousands have been fleeing for Armenia, was not immediately clear. Hundreds were wounded.
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Hundreds Injured in Fuel Depot Explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh
Video from the Russian government showed some of the blast victims being treated at a medical facility that is part of Russian peacekeeping operations in the region.
Nagorno-Karabakh: dozens feared dead and hundreds injured after fuel depot blast
Medical centres in Stepanakert at capacity after explosion, the cause of which remains unknown Dozens of people are feared dead and hundreds more injured after a powerful explosion at a fuel storage depot in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as thousands of…
Canada names new Armenia ambassador amid Nagorno-Karabakh tensions
The news comes as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, says Azerbaijan might be undertaking “ethnic cleansing” of Armenians in its Nagorno-Karabakh region.
‘I will never go back’: Death stalks the exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh
More than 6,000 ethnic Armenian refugees have left region following Azerbaijan victoryAzerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh victory highlights limits of Russia’s powerThe day the shelling began, Genadi Hyusunts had just taken his four-day-old son home from the…
Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh victory highlights limits of Russia’s power
With Moscow’s resources ‘clearly finite’ the Kremlin has had to adapt to Baku’s rising powerAzerbaijan’s military victory in the extended 35-year conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is a notable geopolitical setback for Russia, tra…
Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan takeover
The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour blitz last week, forcing the separatist authorities to agree to lay down weapons and start talks on ‘reintegration’.
EU should impose ‘serious consequences’ on Azerbaijan if risks to Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians escalate, says senior politician – as it happened
David McAllister, the chair of the European parliament’s foreign affairs committee, says ceasefire is only the first stepThousands escape to Armenia after Azerbaijani offensiveNagorno-Karabakh: how have you been affected?Simon Mordue, the chief diploma…
Nagorno-Karabakh: Erdoğan praises Azerbaijan as thousands flee to Armenia
The Turkish president described last week’s offensive in the disputed territory as a ‘matter of pride’The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, have lauded Baku’s military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh as thou…
First evacuees from Nagorno-Karabakh cross into Armenia
Officials plan to evacuate thousands of displaced people from region after Azerbaijani military offensiveThe first several hundred refugees from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh have crossed into Armenian territory, as a historic evacuation begins that could …