Due to the blocking by Azerbaijan of the only road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) with Armenia, 12 patients from the Republican Medical Center of Artsakh—with serious diseases of the oncology and pathologies requiring emergency surgical interventions—were transported Saturday to specialized medical institutions of Armenia, with the mediation and escorting of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

And five patients, who had been transferred to Armenia for medical treatment, returned to Artsakh together with accompanying persons, the Ministry of Health of Artsakh informed.

Scheduled surgeries continue to be suspended in the medical centers of Artsakh.

Five children remain in the neonatal and intensive care units of Arevik Medical Center.

Nine patients remain in the intensive care unit of the Republican Medical Center, and five of them are in critical condition.

A total of 241 medical patients have been transported so far from Artsakh to Armenia with the mediation and assistance of the ICRC.