RBK journalist Alexander Atasuntsev, who was sent to Nagorno-Karabakh, told Echo of Moscow radio what he saw in Khankendi. According to him, almost all residents have weapons or explosives. "Someone's long-standing grenade, someone else's machine gun, and so on. For example, when we were in Khankendi, when we drove, there was a machine gun next to the volunteer, and cartridges were scattered everywhere in the car. When the peacekeepers saw us at the checkpoint, they asked if the weapon was registered.
"After receiving a confirmation response, he released us," the journalist said in surprise. The peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is deployed in parallel with the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces. Thus, there should be no Armenian armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. The fact that the Russian journalist has enough weapons in Armenia and is not prevented by peacekeepers raises questions. RBK's correspondent does not like it either.