The Azerbaijani military violated the new humanitarian ceasefire agreement just 45 minutes into the deal and launched artillery attacks at Artsakh’s military positions in the north-eastern direction, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
The Armenian side will fully maintain the ceasefire from 08:00, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced.
The air defense units of the Defense Army of Artsakh have destroyed another Azerbaijani UAV,
Grad and Smerch multiple rocket launchers kept Martuni city and Taghavard village under fire.
’During the day the city was bombed a number of times. Fortunately, there are no destructions and casualties’’, Danielyan said, adding that at the moment the situation is calm.
The situation at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan conflict zone remained “relatively stable-tense” overnight October 23-24, with artillery battles and firefights taking place in individual sections, the Defense Army of Artsakh said.
A video showing many Azerbaijani military materiel seized by the Artsakh Defense Army has been posted online.
The Defense Army of Artsakh will retaliate to the bombing of Stepanakert very soon, spokesperson of Artsakh’s President Vahram Poghosyan wrote on his Facebook page.
President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan has addressed an open letter to President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
Heavy battles are taking place in the eastern direction of the Artsakh frontline as Azeri armed forces continue attacking, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.