​Armenia reports 100,000 refugees leaving Nagorno-Karabakh​

Armenia has announced that over 100,000 people have fled Nagorno-Karabakh, nearly its entire population, since Azerbaijan took control of the region. Azerbaijan aims to reintegrate the area and its residents, but Armenia has dismissed this as untrue. Nagorno-Karabakh has been run by ethnic Armenians for 30 years and has support from Armenia and Russia. The recent conflict resulted in at least 200 ethnic Armenians and dozens of Azerbaijani soldiers being killed. Separatists have agreed to surrender their weapons as part of a ceasefire deal, and the leader of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh announced it will disband in the new year. The UN confirms that many refugees need immediate assistance. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's defence ministry reported an Armenian sniper killed one of its servicemen, an allegation Armenia denies. Last year, Azerbaijan reclaimed Kalbajar, located northwest of the region. Additionally, a massive explosion at a fuel depot in the area killed at least 170 people. A UN mission is planned to assess the situation, although Armenia's ambassador-at-large criticised its timing while acknowledging its necessity, dismissing Azerbaijan's reassurances as lies and claiming ethnic cleansing has occurred.