Russian Defense Ministry announces full ceasefire deal for Nagorno-Karabakh

A full ceasefire agreement between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) has been reached through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, TASS reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

"A ceasefire agreement between the Azerbaijani side and representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh has been reached through the mediation of the command for Russia’s peacekeeping mission," it said in a statement.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, "the agreement will be implemented in coordination with the command for the Russian peacekeeping contingent."

Artsakh said earlier on Wednesday that it had accepted Russian proposal to cease hostilities from 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, one day after the start of a large-scale Azerbaijani offensive.

In an interview to Reuters, Artsakh’s former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan said close to 100 people had been killed and hundreds more injured in Azerbaijani shelling.