Armenia welcomes refugees from Nagorno-Karabak
Armenia welcomes refugees from Nagorno-Karabak More than a thousand ethnic Armenian refugees from the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh have begun arriving in Armenia. These refugees are the first to cross the border since Azerbaijani forces captured Nagorno-Karabakh earlier in the week. The Nagorno-Karabakh region, situated in the mountainous South Caucasus region of Eastern Europe and Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. However, it has been under the control of ethnic Armenians for three decades. The BBC's Olga Ivshina and her team visited the region as guests of the Azerbaijani military, providing a glimpse into an area that had been cut off from the outside world due to recent hostilities. They observed the aftermath of fighting, the city of Shusha (a key Azerbaijani stronghold since 2020), and surrendered arms from Karabakh Armenians. Azerbaijan aimed to portray itself as the victim of the conflict, respondi...