Russian President Vladimir Putin said the events taking place in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) are of a tragic nature, expressing his concern over the ongoing developments.
Azerbaijan is constantly bombarding Stepanakert City with missile strikes, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said at a news briefing on October 7.
Artsakh says the disorganized units of the Azeri forces have lost control of the situation and are shooting at each other.
Mercenaries and members of terror groups are involved in military attacks from Azerbaijan against Armenian population. According to the majority of credible sources, thousands of mercenaries from Libya and northern parts of Syria, who also have affiliations with ISIS, have been deployed to Azerbaijan by Turkey.
An Artsakhi special operations force, together with servicemen from the Volunteer Movement detachment, have organized a counterattack in the northern direction and returned a height called “Varangatagh” (Lulusaz) which was previously attacked and captured by Azeri forces, the Defense Ministry of Artsakh said.
The Artsakh Defense Army has destroyed another major fuel base of the Azerbaijani military that was used by the Azeri forces in the attacks, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said, posting images.
The Ministry of Defense of Artsakh said that an additional 40 of its troops have been killed amid the ongoing Azeri attacks.
Azerbaijani forces used the “relative calm” on October 6, that occurred following the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairing countries’ foreign ministerial statement, in order to regroup and launch a new attack from the northern and southern directions of the frontline, the Artsakh Defense Ministry said.
Azerbaijani forces are amassing in large number of groups directly along the length of the Artsakh-Iranian border from the Artsakhi side (along the Araks (Araxes) River) and are factually taking shelter with the border in an attempt to advance, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
During the night the Azerbaijanis attempted to advance and consolidate positions in the South-Eastern section (east of Jebrayil) of the conflict zone but the Azerbaijani units were halted by accurate artillery fire by Armenian Forces.
