Several hundred residents of Artsakh evacuated from the war zone have taken refuge in various hotels in the village of Vank, near Gandzasar Monastery.

Businessman Levon Hayrapetyan, a native of Vank now living in Russia, is said to have allocated money to provide food and clothing to the evacuees.

Hayrapetyan is reported to have told reporters in Moscow that Artsakh is unbeatable. “Armenia must recognize the independence of the NKR,” Hayrapetyan allegedly told the press.