Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan stated that after the blockade of the Lachin Corridor for more than a month, Azerbaijan is forcing Armenians to leave their ancient homeland.

“We won’t leave our homeland, no matter how difficult the situation is. Every day we make the difficult but necessary choice to stay&protect our land. This is the only way we can prevent the process of losing Artsakh&guarantee the preservation of the Armenian world 4 future generations,” Vardanyan wrote.

It should be reminded that since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor connecting Artsakh to RA, as a result of which 120,000 residents of Artsakh, including 30,000 children, are under siege. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return to Artsakh from RA.

Because of the blockade, it is not possible to deliver 400 tons of food and medicine from RA to Artsakh every day. there is a shortage of food and medicine. 11 children are in the neonatal and intensive care units, and 8 patients are in the intensive care unit. 3 are in critical condition. During these days, 19 Armenians and 4 foreigners in need of emergency medical care were transferred to RA only through the mediation of the Red Cross, and one of the patients died in Artsakh.

Since January 10, due to the accident, the electricity supply in Artsakh is carried out through a limited local resource, and the Internet connection has been restored.

Artsakh is under siege.