Russian peacekeepers transport urgently needed medicine from Armenia to Artsakh by helicopter

YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. Russian peacekeepers transported urgently needed medicine from the Republic of Armenia to Artsakh by helicopter, both for the people of Artsakh and for their own needs, ARMENPRESS was informed about this from the Information Headquarters of Artsakh.

"A one-year-old child with a diagnosis of viral encephalitis with a hemorrhagic component, who was in critical condition for two days in the neonatal and intensive care unit of the "Arevik" medical unit of Artsakh, was transferred to a specialized medical center of the Republic of Armenia on June 24 by a helicopter of Russian peacekeepers to receive appropriate medical care.

Russian peacekeepers also brought urgently needed medicines from the Republic of Armenia to Artsakh by helicopter, both for the people of Artsakh and for their own needs.

At the moment, 6 children are in the resuscitation and neonatal department in Artsakh’s "Arevik" medical unit.

7 patients are in the intensive care unit at the "Republican Medical Center" CJSC of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Artsakh, 3 of them are in an extremely serious condition," the statement said.

It is the 10th day since June 15 that Azerbaijan has completely blocked the two-way movement of patients through the International Committee of the Red Cross and peacekeepers through the Kashatagh (Lachin) corridor, as well as the supply of medicine and medical supplies to Artsakh.