President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan said on October 12 that he is actively meeting with militia members and that veterans of the First Nagorno Karabakh War are brought into active duty.
The Air Defense units of the Artsakh Defense Army have shot down an Azerbaijani AN-2 unmanned bomber aircraft that had breached the airspace and was attacking Artsakh in the eastern direction on October 12.
Mnatsakanyan’s official visit to Russia was being planned and prepared for a lengthy time. He is also scheduled to have a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
The official visit of the Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Moscow commenced.
The Azerbaijani forces have again launched offensive operations in different directions of the Artsakh frontline, Artsakh President’s spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said.
The Azerbaijani armed forces are attempting to invade the town of Hadrut in Artsakh, the Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said.
The Artsakh Defense Ministry announced on October 12 that the Defense Army continues the countermeasures on blocking and neutralizing the Turkish-backed Azeri raid team that infiltrated in the direction of Hadrut.
Since the last update the new losses are: 3 UAVs, 3 armored vehicles, 200 casualtie.
Health Minister of Armenia Arsen Torosyan sent a letter to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over the Azerbaijani military encroachments against the Republic of Artsakh, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Health of Armenia.
The Azerbaijani side has suffered huge losses both in the manpower and the military equipment after the failure of its encroachments against the Artsakh frontline overnight October 11-12.
