In Photos: Refugees Fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh Arrive in Armenia
Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians have embarked on a mass exodus after Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway region in a lightning offensive last week.
Yerevan said close to 7,000 refugees had already arrived in Armenia as of Monday afternoon. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the day before that his country would welcome the arrival of 120,000 ethnic Armenians displaced from the disputed territory.
But Pashinyan also blamed strategic ally Russia, whose peacekeepers are helping escort the Armenian refugees, for the swift defeat of Nagorno-Karabakh’s defense forces.
Here's a selection of photos of the mass exodus:
Yerevan said close to 7,000 refugees had already arrived in Armenia as of Monday afternoon. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the day before that his country would welcome the arrival of 120,000 ethnic Armenians displaced from the disputed territory.
But Pashinyan also blamed strategic ally Russia, whose peacekeepers are helping escort the Armenian refugees, for the swift defeat of Nagorno-Karabakh’s defense forces.
Here's a selection of photos of the mass exodus:
A woman and child board a minibus as they leave the Red Cross registration center in Goris, southeastern Armenia.
Alain Jocard / AFP
A handicapped man fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh is helped onto a minibus in Goris.
Alain Jocard / AFP
A child arrives at a hotel, which is being used to temporarily accommodate refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant
Refugees are seen being moved to temporary shelters.
Alexander Patrin / TASS
Bread is brought to refugees staying in Goris.
Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant
People pack their belongings into a car before leaving Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s largest city.
Marut Vanyan / Х (formerly-Twitter)
People are seen hiding in the basement of a building in Stepanakert.
Artsakh Ombudsman / Facebook
Women doing laundry outside an art gallery in Stepanakert.
Marut Vanyan / Х (formerly-Twitter)
Two women cook food outside in Stepanakert.
Hasmik Khachatryan / AFP)
Children gather outside in Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital city.
Marut Vanyan / Х (formerly-Twitter)
An Armenian police officer directs cars arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh near the border town of Kornidzor.
Alain Jocard / AFP
