It is noted that “during the operation, engineering units of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh cleared 260 hectares of terrain, about 100 km of roads, 434 housing buildings.

"Found and neutralized more than 8.6 thousand explosive objects", - RIA Novosti reports.

The ministry said that the clearance of the northern outskirts of Stepanakert is nearing completion.

The Ministry of Defense said that "discovered explosive objects and unexploded ammunition are removed and destroyed at a specially equipped training ground."

"Ammunition that cannot be evacuated is destroyed on the spot with all the necessary security measures provided," the department added.

Earlier, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported that the Russian side delivered 35 more wagons with humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh.