The Russian peacekeeping contingent has been fully withdrawn from Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Protection Ministry introduced on June 12. The personnel, weapons and tools of the peacekeeping contingent have fully left the territory of Azerbaijan, the message says. The flag of Azerbaijan has been raised over the Khojaly airport, the place the peacekeepers have been primarily based.

The choice to withdraw the Russian peacekeepers was made because of an settlement between the President of Azerbaijan and Russia in April this 12 months.

About 2,000 navy personnel and about 200 models of assorted navy tools have been launched into Karabakh in November 2020 after the tip of the Second Karabakh Warfare.

The necessity for peacekeepers disappeared after the departure of the Armenian inhabitants from Karabakh on the finish of September 2023.