Russian peacekeeping units have arrived in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and begun to carry out their respective tasks.

RIA Novosti has presented a photo series from this peacekeeping mission.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday night signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in and around Artsakh. Accordingly, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities. But this statement also stipulates the handover of part of Artsakh lands to Azerbaijan.