. There was an aggression by Azerbaijan in 2016, an aggression in July 2020, and now a renewed massive escalation across the entire perimeter of the Nagorno Karabakh line of contact with Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in an interview to France 24 news agency.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has said that Azerbaijan had pre-planned its ongoing military attack on Artsakh.
Armenia is expected to convene a Security Council meeting and then the government will discuss the potential declaration of martial law and partial mobilization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Azerbaijani losses amid its attack on Artsakh comprise 2 helicopters, 14 UAVs and an unspecified number of armored equipment.
President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan has declared martial law and universal mobilization.
Up to 10000 civilians across Armenia have contacted district military commissariats asking to be recruited as volunteers and join the troops amid the massive Azerbaijani attack on Artsakh.
A woman and a child have been killed in Martuni region amid the ongoing Azerbaijani military attack on Artsakh, Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan said.
In the early morning of September 27, Azerbaijan launched large-scale air and artillery strikes to the Artsakh-Azerbaijani contact line and numerous civilian settlements and infrastructure, including capital Stepanakert. There are civilian casualties and destructions.
The Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements.
Numerous civilians reported that villages, towns and the capital of Stepanakert are targeted. This extremely worrying news was also officially reported by the Human Rights Defender and the Defense Army of Artsakh.
