David Babayan, Advisor on Foreign Relations to the President of the Artsakh Republic, to 168.am: “All attempts of the enemy to penetrate behind us have been stopped, our forces find and destroy the bandits.” Nov. 5, 2020 (Unofficial translation)
The Azerbaijani forces launched an offensive attempt in the eastern direction of the frontline with Artsakh at around 10:30, with the use of armored vehicles, the Defense Ministry of Artsakh said.
The Azerbaijani military is bombarding the towns of Berdzor and Shushi in Artsakh.
The towns of Martuni and Shushi in Artsakh have come under intense Azerbaijani shelling, with Martuni being hit by heavy artillery and Shushi shelled with the most various types of munitions, the Artsakh State Service of Emergency Situations said.
In a conversation with 168.am, Davit Babayan, Advisor on Foreign Relations to the President of the Artsakh Republic said that he had repeatedly explained that one of the enemy’s short-term plans was the capture of Shushi.
Major destructions and civilian casualties happened in the town of Shushi as a result of the latest Azerbaijani bombardment, the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh said.
The Artsakh Defense Army says the situation overnight November 3-4 was “relatively stable but tense” in all directions of the frontline.
The Artsakh authorities have found the remnants of an internationally prohibited incendiary cluster munition that was fired by the Azeri military at the peaceful population.
Destructions have occurred across the town of Shushi in Artsakh from the overnight Azeri bombardments, mayor Artsvik Sargsyan told ARMENPRESS.
The Artsakh Defense Army troops engaged in defensive battles overnight November 2-3 in the eastern, south-eastern and southern directions of the frontline as Azerbaijani forces continued attacking. The Defense Army said it destroyed Azeri automobile equipment, personnel and 1 tank with precision strikes.
