MOSCOW, September 24. /TASS/. Russian peacekeepers escorted motor convoys with civilians leaving Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday.

"Russian servicemen escorted motor convoys with Nagorno-Karabakh residents leaving for Armenia. In all, five buses and 41 private passenger cars were escorted by Russian peacekeepers. As many as 311 civilians, including 102 children, were evacuated," it said.