Azerbaijani troops attempted to cross line of contact in Karabakh
YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. On August 12 overnight, Azerbaijani troops made an attempt in the western sector of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to cross the contact line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, the press service of the Artsakh Defense Ministry reported.
It said as a result of countermeasures taken by the Defense Army, the attempt was suppressed and the Azerbaijani troops were thrown back to their original positions. There were no losses on the Armenian side.
The provocation of the Azerbaijani military was reported to the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh.
On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijani armed forces, backed by Turkey and foreign mercenaries and terrorists, attacked Nagorno-Karabakh along the entire front line using rocket and artillery weapons, heavy armored vehicles, military aircraft and prohibited types of weapons such as cluster bombs and phosphorus weapons.
After 44 days of the war, on November 9, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement on the cessation of all hostilities. According to the document, the town of Shushi, the districts of Agdam, Kelbajar and Lachin were handed over to Azerbaijan, with the exception of a 5-kilometer corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia.
A Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed along the contact line in Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. -0-
