The shops of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh, have almost completely run out of basic grocery items. Stepanakert Mayor Davit Sargsyan said about this.

“The stores are almost empty, groceries, oil, and sugar are left in few stores, in small quantities. There are no fruits and vegetables left. There are cases when these products are not provided to people. We don’t have a problem with flour and wheat, the bread factories are working normally,” said Sargsyan.

According to Sargsyan, five percent of the gasoline stock is left in the city, cars use gas as fuel.

It should be reminded that since December 12, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to Armenia, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, were under siege. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return from Armenia to Artsakh.

Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from Armenia to Artsakh every day, as a result of which there is a shortage of food and medicine.

350 patients cannot receive treatment in Armenia. 12 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, and 12 patients are in the intensive care unit. 5 are in critical condition. During these days, 5 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to Armenia only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients in Artsakh who needed medical care and was in critical condition died.

Photo: Marut Vanyan