Azerbaijani troops shell Artsakh outposts in clear breach of ceasefire agreement
26.10.2020,
10:21
The Armenian defense ministry accused Azerbaijan of breaking the third ceasefire agreement, the Armenia defense ministry reported Monday morning.
YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. The Armenian defense ministry accused Azerbaijan of breaking the third ceasefire agreement, the Armenia defense ministry reported Monday morning.
"In flagrant violation of the humanitarian ceasefire agreement reached in the United States, at about 08:45 am, the Azerbaijani side opened artillery fire towards combat positions in the north-east of Artsakh," Shushan Stepanyan, Armenian defense ministry spokesperson, wrote on her Facebook page.
Earlier on Monday, the Artsakh Defense Army denied accusations by Azerbaijan that the Armenian side had violated the agreement on a complete ceasefire in Karabakh.
Third arrangement
The Armenian foreign ministry published yesterday the text of a joint statement of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which notes that the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov met with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Bigan on October 24 and reaffirmed their countries' readiness to comply with the humanitarian ceasefire agreements, which were reached on October 10 in Moscow, confirmed in a statement made on October 17 in Paris and consonant with the statement of the presidents of the United States, France and Russia on October 1.
The ceasefire between Baku and Yerevan came into force on October 26 at 08:00 local time.
This is the third attempt to establish a ceasefire. The first two agreements, which were reached on October 10 through the mediation of the Russian Federation and on October 17 through the mediation of France, were violated by Azerbaijan.
War in Artsakh
On September 27, at 07:10, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive along the entire length of the contact line in Artsakh, but were thrown back in several directions. Intense fighting continues in the south, southeast and north of the front line. Turkey joined the aggression. Residential areas are being shelled as well.
Azerbaijan is supported by the Turkish Armed Forces and foreign mercenary terrorists recruited by it. The Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression encounters a decisive rebuff from the Armenian Armed Forces along the entire frontline.
The Azerbaijani side suffered losses in manpower (more than 6,614 people killed and thousands wounded) and equipment, in particular, 217 UAVs, 6 units of TOS – 1A, 4 Smerch and Uragan MLRS, more than 600 tanks and other armored vehicles, 16 helicopters and 24 aircraft. According to the data of the defense ministry of Armenia and Artsakh, more than 950 Armenian servicemen were killed and hundreds wounded on the Armenian side. Also 37 civilians were killed and more than 118 wounded on the Armenian side. -0--
"In flagrant violation of the humanitarian ceasefire agreement reached in the United States, at about 08:45 am, the Azerbaijani side opened artillery fire towards combat positions in the north-east of Artsakh," Shushan Stepanyan, Armenian defense ministry spokesperson, wrote on her Facebook page.
Earlier on Monday, the Artsakh Defense Army denied accusations by Azerbaijan that the Armenian side had violated the agreement on a complete ceasefire in Karabakh.
Third arrangement
The Armenian foreign ministry published yesterday the text of a joint statement of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which notes that the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov met with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Bigan on October 24 and reaffirmed their countries' readiness to comply with the humanitarian ceasefire agreements, which were reached on October 10 in Moscow, confirmed in a statement made on October 17 in Paris and consonant with the statement of the presidents of the United States, France and Russia on October 1.
The ceasefire between Baku and Yerevan came into force on October 26 at 08:00 local time.
This is the third attempt to establish a ceasefire. The first two agreements, which were reached on October 10 through the mediation of the Russian Federation and on October 17 through the mediation of France, were violated by Azerbaijan.
War in Artsakh
On September 27, at 07:10, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive along the entire length of the contact line in Artsakh, but were thrown back in several directions. Intense fighting continues in the south, southeast and north of the front line. Turkey joined the aggression. Residential areas are being shelled as well.
Azerbaijan is supported by the Turkish Armed Forces and foreign mercenary terrorists recruited by it. The Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression encounters a decisive rebuff from the Armenian Armed Forces along the entire frontline.
The Azerbaijani side suffered losses in manpower (more than 6,614 people killed and thousands wounded) and equipment, in particular, 217 UAVs, 6 units of TOS – 1A, 4 Smerch and Uragan MLRS, more than 600 tanks and other armored vehicles, 16 helicopters and 24 aircraft. According to the data of the defense ministry of Armenia and Artsakh, more than 950 Armenian servicemen were killed and hundreds wounded on the Armenian side. Also 37 civilians were killed and more than 118 wounded on the Armenian side. -0--
