Russian peacekeepers to help implement Karabakh ceasefire -Russian defence ministry

An agreement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh has been reached and will be implemented in coordination with Russian peacekeepers, Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire on Wednesday, 24 hours after Azerbaijan began an offensive to take control of the enclave that killed dozens and injured hundreds.