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One resident of Armenia’s Vardenis killed as result of Azerbaijan’s aggression

29.09.2020, 13:23
A resident of Armenia’s Vardenis died as a result of the aggression of Azerbaijan, Anna Naghdalyan, the press secretary of the Armenian foreign ministry, told Novosti-Armenia.

One resident of Armenia’s Vardenis killed as result of Azerbaijan’s aggression
YEREVAN, September 29. /ARKA/. A resident of Armenia’s Vardenis died as a result of the aggression of Azerbaijan, Anna Naghdalyan, the press secretary of the Armenian foreign ministry, told Novosti-Armenia.

"One civilian died as a result of the attack of the Azerbaijani side on Vardenis in Armenia," Naghdalyan said.

Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said a little earlier that as a result of the Azerbaijani side's attack on the city of Vardenis in Armenia, civilians suffered.

"On the third day of aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan attacked the city of Vardenis in Armenia using a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), as a result of which civilians were injured. This action will receive an adequate military and political response," Mnatsakanyan wrote on his Twitter 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.

The Azerbaijani side suffered losses in manpower (more than 700 people) and equipment, in particular, 49 UAVs, 4 helicopters, 80 armored vehicles, 1 aircraft, 82 armored vehicles were destroyed. According to the data of the defense departments of Armenia and Artsakh, 84 Armenian servicemen (including 48 soldiers of the Defense Army) were killed while repelling the aggression of Azerbaijani troops, about 100-120 people were injured.

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.

A state of war and general mobilization were declared in Artsakh and Armenia. -0---