Armenia said on Wednesday it had received 42,500 refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seized the territory in a lightning offensive.
Ethnic Armenians are fleeing the Caucasus region, fearful of what its new owners might do, though Baku has promised to guarantee the safety of residents.
Euronews has compiled these photos that capture the heartbreak – and suffering – of those leaving what they consider their ancestral homeland.
Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh walk along the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, Sept. 26, 2023.
A convoy of cars of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh move to Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, Sept. 26, 2023.
Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh line up to receive humanitarian aid at a temporary camp in Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.
An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh sits inside an old Soviet style car as she arrives in Armenia’s Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
Ethnic Armenian children from Nagorno-Karabakh look through a car window upon their arrival in Goris, the town in Syunik region, Armenia, Sept. 25, 2023.
Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh ride a truck on their way to Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, Sept. 26, 2023.
Ethnic Armenians gather in hope to leave Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia in the center of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.
An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh lies in a truck as she arrives in Armenia’s Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
