Hovhannisyan: Azerbaijani artillery strikes at Hadrut

YEREVAN, October 1. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan is shelling civilians again, said Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the Armenian defense ministry.

"An artillery strike was carried out against Hadrut," Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page.

Situation 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. 

The Azerbaijani side suffered losses in manpower (more than 1,200 people killed and around 2,500 wounded) and equipment, in particular, 90 UAVs, 10 helicopters, 165 tanks and other armored vehicles, 2 Smerch MLRS and 2 aircrafts. According to the data of the defense ministry of Armenia and Artsakh, more than 100 Armenian servicemen were killed and hundreds wounded on the Armenian side.

The Armenian side informed the international community, including the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, about the aggression by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, also about the shelling of peaceful settlements.

Martial law and general mobilization were declared in Artsakh and Armenia. --0---