The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative founders, Noubar Afeyan, Vartan Gregorian and Ruben Vardanyan, today announced a commitment of $2 million in assistance to cover immediate needs in Armenia and Artsakh and to secure funding to provide educational and other support for the young generation of the two Armenian republics affected by the war.
The Defense Army continues waging a fight to “life or death” for every inch of land it is defending, President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan said on October 5.
During the defensive combat on October 1, private Arsen Seryozha Margaryan, the unit’s rifleman-AD operator, displayed cold-bloodedness and professional prowess. While tracking the flights of enemy aircraft on bombing mission overhead the defensive area, he calculated the flight parameters of the targets and with surgical fires shot down two Su-25 ground attack warplanes from his “IGLA” MANPAD.
The Artsakh Defense Army forces are engaged in fierce battles to repel the attacking Azerbaijani forces, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
Azerbaijani forces are bombarding with missiles the cities of Stepanakert and Shushi in Artsakh.
The Azerbaijani armed forces are again striking Stepanakert, the capital city of Artsakh.
The situation at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact was “relatively stable-tense” overnight October 4-5, the Artsakh Defense Army said.
Overnight October 4-5 and this moment battles continue in the Artsakh-Azerbaijani conflict zone at various intensity, Armenia’s defense ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on social media.
“The Azerbaijani side, with no single piece of evidence, now declares that the Armed Forces of Armenia have allegedly targeted Khizi and Absheron regions. This is another lie that explicitly proves Azerbaijan is preparing ground for provocation.”
“Photo taken today! This is a civilian apartment building in Stepanakert, capital of Artsakh (Karabakh). The azerbaijani army uses banned cluster shells against civilian population of Artsakh”
