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.”
he Armenian Unified Infocenter has released a video of the October 4 Azerbaijani bombardment of Stepanakert city, the capital of Artsakh.
URGENT! The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh Artak Beglaryan delivered a call upon the international community, presenting the war crimes being perpetrated by Azerbaijan against the Artsakh civilian population. Note: Artak Beglaryan himself lost his eyesight when he was 6 after the first Azerbaijani-Karabakh war in the 1990s as a result of […]
“Unfortunately civilians were killed and wounded in Stepanakert and Shushi,” he said.
Artsakh is denying Azeri President Ilham Aliyev’s claim on the Azeri forces having captured Jabrayil.
The Armenian government has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) requesting to apply an interim measure against Turkey.
Minister of Defense of Armenia Davit Tonoyan has warned that if the Artsakh civilian settlements are permissible combat operations areas for the Azerbaijani military-political leadership then “shocking consequences” will happen for Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan is bombing various settlements of Artsakh, including the capital Stepanakert with Smerch, Polonez multiple rocket launchers, various missile systems for several days. UAVs continue circulating in the air of Stepanakert, President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan said live on Facebook, adding that in response to this, the respective units of the Artsakh armed forces fired a rocket salvo for the first time by his order.
