Previously lost positions taken back, enemy sustains significant losses – Artsakh defense ministry
28.09.2020,
10:57
The Artsakh defense ministry reported Monday morning that intensive military actions against the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued at night on the southern, southeastern and northern sections of the front line.
YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/. The Artsakh defense ministry reported Monday morning that intensive military actions against the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued at night on the southern, southeastern and northern sections of the front line.
It reports that the Defense Army inflicted significant damage to the enemy’s manpower and military equipment and returned several previously lost positions," the Artsakh defense ministry said in a statement.
Press Secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry Shushan Stepanyan, in her turn, said that early in the morning the enemy resumed offensive operations with the use of artillery and armored vehicles, including the heavy artillery TOS.
According to her, the Armenian units are cold-bloodedly resisting the encroachments of Azerbaijani units and are taking appropriate actions, inflicting significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.
Aggravation of the situation in Artsakh
On September 27, at 07:10, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive along the entire length of the line of contact in Artsakh. According to the defense ministries of Armenia and Artsakh, the enemy launched aerial and rocket fire, but was thrown back on several sections of the contact line. The Azerbaijani side suffered casualties and losses in equipment. In particular, it lost three tanks, two helicopters and three UAVs.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces are shelling, among other things, peaceful settlements, in particular, the capital of Artsakh, Stepanakert. Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan held a telephone conversation with the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, introduced him to the situation at the border and said that Azerbaijan had unleashed another provocation.
A state of war and general mobilization are declared in Artsakh and Armenia.
About Karabakh conflict
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0---
It reports that the Defense Army inflicted significant damage to the enemy’s manpower and military equipment and returned several previously lost positions," the Artsakh defense ministry said in a statement.
Press Secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry Shushan Stepanyan, in her turn, said that early in the morning the enemy resumed offensive operations with the use of artillery and armored vehicles, including the heavy artillery TOS.
According to her, the Armenian units are cold-bloodedly resisting the encroachments of Azerbaijani units and are taking appropriate actions, inflicting significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.
Aggravation of the situation in Artsakh
On September 27, at 07:10, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive along the entire length of the line of contact in Artsakh. According to the defense ministries of Armenia and Artsakh, the enemy launched aerial and rocket fire, but was thrown back on several sections of the contact line. The Azerbaijani side suffered casualties and losses in equipment. In particular, it lost three tanks, two helicopters and three UAVs.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces are shelling, among other things, peaceful settlements, in particular, the capital of Artsakh, Stepanakert. Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan held a telephone conversation with the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, introduced him to the situation at the border and said that Azerbaijan had unleashed another provocation.
A state of war and general mobilization are declared in Artsakh and Armenia.
About Karabakh conflict
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. -0---
