About 670 unexploded shells found in Karabakh capital Stepanakert
14.10.2020,
05:38
About 670 unexploded shells were found in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Mekhak Arzumanyan, the head of the Rescue Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh, said on October 13, adding that they will work to eliminate such shells throughout Artsakh after the ceasefire.
YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. About 670 unexploded shells were found in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Mekhak Arzumanyan, the head of the Rescue Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh, said on October 13, adding that they will work to eliminate such shells throughout Artsakh after the ceasefire.
"In Stepanakert, we found similar weapons in almost all streets, but at the moment we can say that they are 90-95% safe," he said at a press briefing at the Artsakh Information Center.
Arzumanyan said that now the Ministry of Emergency Situations is working to detect unexploded shells in the capital Stepanakert and destroy them.
"All unexploded weapons are found, transported to a safe place outside the borders of Stepanakert and destroyed there," he said.
He said citizens may call 911, 112 to report the unexploded shells.
“It happens that an unexploded shell ends up in the courtyard of a private house, where it is physically impossible to detect it if the owner does not report about it to rescuers,” he said.
On September 27th the Azerbaijani military launched a large-scale offensive against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) using missiles, artillery and suicide drones against civilian populations in Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert as well as other civilian populations in and around Artsakh, as well as against certain areas of the Republic of Armenia’s town of Vardenis, causing death and injury to dozens of civilians.
According to official Armenian sources, 5,139 Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed in the heavy fighting since September 27 and thousands have been wounded. Armenian troops have destroyed 521 tanks and armored vehicles, 4 MLRS Smerch and Uragan, 4 MLRS TOS-1A, 173 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 18 aircraft.
According to the defense ministries of Armenia and Artsakh, about 530 Armenian servicemen have been killed and several hundred have been wounded. As a result of war crimes committed by Azerbaijan, 30 civilians have been killed and over 100 wounded.
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12 pm October 10 after 10 hours of talks in Moscow sponsored by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The parties reaffirmed their commitment to the humanitarian ceasefire for the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of those killed through the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement October 10 evening that violating its own commitment, Azerbaijan continued military operations in various sectors of the frontline, firing also at settlements of the Syunik region of Armenia. -0-
"In Stepanakert, we found similar weapons in almost all streets, but at the moment we can say that they are 90-95% safe," he said at a press briefing at the Artsakh Information Center.
Arzumanyan said that now the Ministry of Emergency Situations is working to detect unexploded shells in the capital Stepanakert and destroy them.
"All unexploded weapons are found, transported to a safe place outside the borders of Stepanakert and destroyed there," he said.
He said citizens may call 911, 112 to report the unexploded shells.
“It happens that an unexploded shell ends up in the courtyard of a private house, where it is physically impossible to detect it if the owner does not report about it to rescuers,” he said.
On September 27th the Azerbaijani military launched a large-scale offensive against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) using missiles, artillery and suicide drones against civilian populations in Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert as well as other civilian populations in and around Artsakh, as well as against certain areas of the Republic of Armenia’s town of Vardenis, causing death and injury to dozens of civilians.
According to official Armenian sources, 5,139 Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed in the heavy fighting since September 27 and thousands have been wounded. Armenian troops have destroyed 521 tanks and armored vehicles, 4 MLRS Smerch and Uragan, 4 MLRS TOS-1A, 173 UAVs, 16 helicopters and 18 aircraft.
According to the defense ministries of Armenia and Artsakh, about 530 Armenian servicemen have been killed and several hundred have been wounded. As a result of war crimes committed by Azerbaijan, 30 civilians have been killed and over 100 wounded.
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12 pm October 10 after 10 hours of talks in Moscow sponsored by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The parties reaffirmed their commitment to the humanitarian ceasefire for the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of those killed through the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement October 10 evening that violating its own commitment, Azerbaijan continued military operations in various sectors of the frontline, firing also at settlements of the Syunik region of Armenia. -0-
