President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan met with servicemen of the Defense Army’s special units at night before heading to the frontline.
The Co-Chairs strongly condemn the continued violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone as well as against targets in the territory of Armenia and Azerbaijan away from the Line of Contact, and express our alarm at reports of increasing civilian casualties. Targeting or threatening civilians is never acceptable under any circumstances. The Co-Chairs call on the sides to observe fully their international obligations to protect civilian populations.
Persistent and fierce battles are underway in the northern and southern directions of the Artsakh border, Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said, adding that the Azerbaijani side has started an attack, concentrating major forces in these two wings.
The Artsakh (Karabakh) Defense Army shot down three Azerbaijani military aircraft in between 08:25-08:46 October 3, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.
President of Artsakh (Karabakh) Arayik Harutyunyan announced he is personally heading to the frontline to fight against the Azerbaijani ongoing aggression.
According to the intelligence data, the number of Azerbaijani soldiers killed in the attack on Artsakh is over 3000, Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said on Facebook.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces are firing ballistic missiles at civilian settlements of Artsakh, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
Russian and Armenian reporters, as well as American volunteers have come under Azerbaijani artillery fire in Artsakh.
Co-Chairs of the Germany-South Caucasus friendship group of the German Bundestag Albert Weiler and Till Mansmann issued a joint statement over the situation in Nagorno Karabakh.
5 Azerbaijani warplanes and 3 military helicopters have been shot down by Artsakh Defense Army’s precision strikes around 16:00 October 2, the official information center reported.
