In Nagorno-Karabakh, people grapple with war’s aftermath and COVID-19

The Hakobyan family, including Arina (left) and Angelina, returned to their home in Nagorno-Karabakh after the cease-fire.

The Hakobyan family, including Arina (left) and Angelina, returned to their home in Nagorno-Karabakh after the cease-fire.

To protect themselves from shelling during the war, the staff at Haterq Village Hospital retreated to the basement to eat and sleep.

At the Dadivank Monastery in Kalbajar, Lilit Galstayan (left) cries as she watches a house burn in the valley below. "You feel like your back is broken and you're not able to stand on your legs," she said. Inside the medieval church, a visitor lights candles (right).

Mkrtchyan believes she contracted COVID-19 soon after the fighting began. She continued to work because, she says, "We didn't have enough people."

At the Dadivank Monastery in Kalbajar, Lilit Galstayan (left) cries as she watches a house burn in the valley below. "You feel like your back is broken and you're not able to stand on your legs," she said. Inside the medieval church, a visitor lights candles (right).

Armenians forced to flee Kalbajar were determined to leave nothing for the Azerbaijanis, including trees that might provide firewood.