The press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia referred to the situation in the Lachin Corridor on Twitter. He noted that Azerbaijan planned the closure of the Lachin Corridor in advance.

“Coordinated character of Azerbaijani actions, including preceding incidents targeting the civilian population and critical infrastructure, is yet another evidence that. The blockade of Lachin Corridor is a pre-planned operation by Azerbaijan with the intention to inflict harm upon the civilian population and create a large-scale humanitarian crisis in Nagorno Karabakh,” he wrote. 

From December 12 until today, Azerbaijan continues to close the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia. On December 12, at 10:30 a.m., a group of Azerbaijanis closed the Shushi-Karin section of the Stepanakert-Goris highway, putting 120,000 residents of Artsakh under siege. 1100 civilians, including 270 minors, cannot return to Artsakh, some of them temporarily staying in Syunik marz. The transport connection of Lisagor, Mets Shen, Hin Shen, and Yegtsahogh villages of the Shushi region with the capital Stepanakert is interrupted.

Since December 13, Azerbaijan also interrupted the gas supply of the Republic of Artsakh. The gas supply was restored on December 16.

Photo from blocked Lachin Corridor/Azerbaijani Report.az