The authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno Karabakh announced this Thursday an order for its dissolution on January 1, 2024after more than three decades of control of the territory following last week’s military offensive by Azerbaijan, which thus reintegrated the territory.

Of the 120,000 Karabakhs who lived in this territory in intermittent conflict, more than half were forced to flee for fear of ethnic cleansing. One of them was Ruben Vardanyan, but the former head of the separatist government was detained by Azerbaijani authorities while fleeing. After days of much conflict and confrontation, it has been established the sovereignty of Azerbaijan After the conflict intensified in 2020, it encircled a republic that was not internationally recognized.

The residents of this region located between Armenia and Azerbaijan They experienced traumatic scenes during the last few days and have stressed that “They were bombing our houses. Many people died.” “I could never have imagined that we would get to this point,” said another Karabakh.