On September 25, a few days after Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Artsakh, Arevik Israelyan went to work at the Artsakh Scientific Center in Stepanakert for the last time.
Susanna Hovhannisyan also lived in Stepanakert. The pension of 63-year-old Susanna and her husband totaled 150,000 AMD per month. That amount was enough to cover the couple’s expenses.
Melkonyan says teaching younger students is new to her, but she’s adapting to the new work environment and to life in Armenia She says everything is different, even the stones and nature.
Ten-year-old Mira excelled at her school in Artsakh. She regrets not taking her awards with her when the family fled their village of Kert in Artsakh’s Martuni district.
Alex’s family arrived in Goris on one of the first buses that left Stepanakert. They don't have any relatives in Armenia and are temporarily living in a Goris hotel while looking for permanent housing.
The Assembly also said the massive exodus of almost the entire Armenian population from the region had led to “allegations and reasonable suspicion that this can amount to ethnic cleansing”.
Baghdasaryan says another thirty-eight medical patients have been transported to Armenia by air, raising the total number of medical patients transported to Armenia to 349.
Khachatryan says 5,500 who have reached Armenia are aged eighteen or under.