Peacekeepers Distribute Gifts to Artsakh Schoolchildren Ahead of September 1

Russian peacekeepers conducted a humanitarian action in Artsakh, in collaboration with the charity fund "Let's Help Armenian Children," in anticipation of Knowledge Day. This information was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

At the secondary school in the village of Machkalashen, peacekeepers congratulated around 100 students and teachers on the commencement of the academic year. During the event, specialists from the Russian peacekeeping humanitarian center and representatives of the charity fund gifted students notebooks, drawing albums, pencil cases, colored pens and pencils, markers, rulers, bookmarks, and methodological collections for educational subjects.

Additionally, they provided the school with maps, Mendeleev's periodic tables, balls, sports equipment, and posters for history, labor education, geography, and mathematics classes.

On November 9, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev adopted a joint statement on the cessation of military operations. According to the trilateral statement, the Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin corridor, consisting of 1,960 servicemen, armed with small arms, and equipped with 90 armored vehicles, 380 units of automotive and special equipment.

The peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation are deployed for a period of 5 years, after which this period will be automatically extended for another 5 years unless any party announces their intention to terminate this provision 6 months before the end of the specified period.