Inside Stepanakert As Azerbaijani Blockade Continues

The baker instructed photographer Vanian “there may be nonetheless bread, thank God, however there are not any greens in any respect.” The 87-year-old mentioned the Russian peacekeepers tasked with defending the Lachin Hall have turn out to be more and more toothless as Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine grinds on. “Azerbaijan is utilizing this second to advance its plans,” Mikayelian mentioned, including “Russia just isn’t in a position to preserve our safety, however on the identical time, it doesn’t wish to ‘lose’ us. That is the state of affairs.”