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.
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.
The overnight situation at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact was “relatively stable and tense”, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said. However, the Azeri forces are again breaching the ceasefire.
On October 8, the Azerbaijani armed forces struck two targeted blows upon the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi in Artsakh, causing great destruction and injuries to children, women and the elderly in the cathedral at that time. Three Russian journalists were injured by the rocket strikes.
The Azerbaijani forces have ignored the agreed cessation of hostilities from 12:00 October 10 and have launched an attack at 12:05 in the direction of a position known as Karakhambeyli, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
