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Armenian separatists say more than 200 people were killed in the 24-hour fighting that saw Azerbaijan regain control of Nagorno-Karabakh, while an explosion at a fuel depot killed at least 170 civilians queuing to fill up their cars before fleeing to Armenia.

After a blitzkrieg by Azerbaijan in the second half of September, Armenian separatists who had controlled the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave for 30 years agreed to lay down their arms and dissolve their government.

The separatist authorities have announced that the president of the self-proclaimed republic, Samvel Shahramanyan, along with a group of other officials, will remain in Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital, Stepanakert, until a “search and rescue operation” for the dead and missing is completed.

“The government continues to focus on the issue of citizens who want to move to the Republic of Armenia,” the separatist government said in a statement.

The representative of the separatists, Artak Beglaryan, informed that “several hundreds” of Armenian officials, rescue service workers, volunteers and “persons with special needs” remained in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Most of the Armenian enclaves have already left. An estimated 120,000 Armenians lived in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2021, and on Monday, Yerevan announced that 100,514 people had already arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh.

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“Negotiations are underway with the Azerbaijani side under the supervision of Russian peacekeepers regarding the process of troop withdrawal and the return of citizens displaced by military aggression to their homes,” the separatists said in a statement.

On Thursday, the separatists and representatives of Baku held preliminary talks on the “reintegration” of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan through Russian peacekeepers, which ended with both sides agreeing to continue talks in the near future.

Armenian separatists agreed to lay down their arms under a ceasefire deal brokered by Russian peacekeepers on Wednesday after a day-long fighting.

Nagorno-Karabakh, which was part of the Azerbaijan SSR during the Soviet era, has been a “de facto” independent Armenian republic since the early 1990s. Although Azerbaijan has not controlled Nagorno-Karabakh since the collapse of the USSR, it considers the Armenian-populated region as its territory. The international community also considers Nagorno-Karabakh a part of Azerbaijan, and no country has recognized the independence of this region.

In 2020, the six-week war between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended with a ceasefire brokered by Russia.

According to the agreement at the time, which many in Armenia consider a betrayal, the Armenians lost part of the core territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as all the districts of the so-called security buffer zone, which had been under Armenian control since the 1990s.

An estimated 120,000 Armenians live in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The separatists’ statement said talks were also underway on “the procedure for the entry and exit of citizens” from the enclave.

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He added that ten civilians were among the dead, including five children.

According to Stepanyan, more than 400 people were injured, including 40 civilians, 13 of whom were children.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Wednesday evening that a group of so-called Russian peacekeepers was shot and killed by small arms in Nagorno-Karabakh. The ministry’s statement did not say who was responsible for the shooting or how many people were killed.

Thousands of people gathered in the central square of Yerevan demanding an investigation into the “betrayal” of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Protesters shout anti-government slogans and blame the country’s leadership for the defeat. pic.twitter.com/TErnaPMDAY

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It has already been reported that Azerbaijan shelled the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday and Wednesday, until both sides announced a ceasefire on Wednesday afternoon. According to the agreement, the army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will be disbanded.

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In the announcement about the causes of death, the regional ombudsman refers to the conclusion of forensic experts.

In December, Azerbaijan closed the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting the Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.

For half a year, the only source of food and other basic necessities for the 120,000 inhabitants of the region were the humanitarian convoys of the International Committee of the Red Cross and a contingent of Russian peacekeepers.

This has led to acute shortages of food, medicine and fuel.

On July 15, Azerbaijan also stopped sending Red Cross vehicles to the region, and as a result, the humanitarian disaster worsened.

In February, the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, where Armenia had filed a claim, ordered Azerbaijan to implement all available measures to ensure unhindered movement of people, transport and cargo in both directions along the Lachin corridor.

Azerbaijan ignores the court’s decision, but Baku propagandists claim that the way is open.

The hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan that broke out in 2020 and lasted for six weeks ended when the two countries concluded a cease-fire agreement through Russia.

According to the agreement, the Armenians lost part of the core territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as all the districts of the so-called security buffer zone, which had been under Armenian control since the 1990s.

Despite peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan under the auspices of the United States and the European Union (EU), clashes often occur on the border between the two countries.

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