Over 88,700 people cross into Armenia from Karabakh as more refugees keep coming

More than half of the 120,000 ethnic Armenians of the Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia after Azerbaijan’s lightning victory in a military operation against the breakaway region. According to the RIA news agency citing Armenia’s government as saying on Friday (September 29) morning, the exact number stood at 88,780 people. The president of Armenia’s self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Samvel Shahramanyan, has signed a decree to dissolve all state institutions from January 1, 2024, Karabakh Armenian authorities said on Thursday (September 28). The self-declared republic will cease to exist from that day, the decree said. #azerbaijan #armenia #nagornokarabakh The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: Catch the latest news here: Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - Facebook -