PanARMENIAN.Net - A one-year-old Nagorno Karabakh child with acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis who has been in critical condition in the past two days has been airlifted to Armenia.

The Health Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh said the Russian peacekeepers stationed there transferred the baby to Armenia and delivered medication to Karabakh on their way back.

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin was summoned to the Armenian Foreign Ministry on June 16 after an attempt by the Azerbaijani forces, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, to raise an Azerbaijani flag over Armenian territory, which left one Armenian border guard injured. Following the incident, Azerbaijan completely blockaded Karabakh.

Karabakh health authorities said six children are currently receiving inpatient treatment in intensive care units. 7 adult patients too are in the intensive care unit, 3 of them in critical condition.