“On November 16 of this year, 482 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh from the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

Since November 14, 1207 residents have already returned to Stepanakert, who had previously left their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh because of the hostilities, ”TASS quotes him.

The safe movement of the refugee convoys was ensured by Russian peacekeepers and military police.

The first nine buses with about 250 refugees arrived in Stepanakert on November 14.

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the number of refugees who left Karabakh after the outbreak of hostilities, according to various estimates, is in the tens of thousands.