The Defense Ministry of Artsakh reported on October 16 that an additional 29 of its troops were killed in action amid the Azerbaijani attacks.
Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan held a telephone conversation on October 15 with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
The Azerbaijani armed forces continue indiscriminate shelling of civilian settlements in Artsakh in gross violation of all international convention provisions.
The City Council of Milan, Italy, has recognized the independence of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and condemned the Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression, City Council member Matteo Forte said on Facebook.
After carrying out intense artillery bombardments, the Azerbaijani forces launched a large-scale offensive from the northern direction of Artsakh in the early morning of October 16 with total disregard for the humanitarian truce.
Human Rights Defender of Artsakh Artak Begkaryan referred to the footage spread in Azerbaijani media showing the shooting down of allegedly Armenian war prisoners.
Azerbaijani army is unable to fight against the Defense Army of Artsakh on its own, ARMENPRESS reports Prime Minister of Armenia said in an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, Director General of Russia Today media group.
Since September 27, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia has been monitoring the situation closely, the investigations reveal that the huge number of military attacks against Artsakh and Armenia are indiscriminate and do not differentiate between military objects and civilian settlements, in many cases the attacks deliberately target the civilian population.
The Defense Army of Artsakh has released a video showing its precision artillery strikes at attacking Azerbaijani troops.
The Defense Ministry of Artsakh reported today that an additional 49 of its servicemen have been killed in action in the defensive operations against the Azerbaijani attacks.
