Stepanakert under Azerbaijani fire – three civilians wounded, some residential houses and economic facilities destroyed (VIDEO)
17.10.2020,
10:59
Stepanakert came under the fire of the Azerbaijani troops this night, the Artsakh State Emergency Service reports and presents several photos.
YEREVAN, October 17. /ARKA/. Stepanakert came under the fire of the Azerbaijani troops this night, the Artsakh State Emergency Service reports and presents several photos.
“During the night, the enemy from various types of weapons and cluster bombs attacked several central and suburban streets. Significant damage was inflicted on people's personal property, apartments were destroyed. The blow was also inflicted on one object of economic importance. The total damage is being gauged,” the message says.
As a result of the night shelling, three civilians were injured and taken to hospital.
The video footage of the aftermath of the shelling was presented by the Artsakh defense ministery.
War 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 5,959 people killed and thousands wounded) and equipment, in particular, 181 UAVs, 4 units of TOS – 1A, 4 Smerch and Uragan MLRS, more than 552 tanks and other armored vehicles, 16 helicopters and 21 aircraft. According to the data of the defense ministry of Armenia and Artsakh, more than 630 Armenian servicemen were killed and hundreds wounded on the Armenian side. Also 32 civilians were killed and more than 100 wounded on the Armenian side.
On October 9, following the meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, with the mediation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire from 12:00 on October 10 for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of the dead. Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, on the basis of the basic principles of the settlement, are starting substantive negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible.
Martial law and general mobilization were declared in Artsakh and Armenia. -0---
“During the night, the enemy from various types of weapons and cluster bombs attacked several central and suburban streets. Significant damage was inflicted on people's personal property, apartments were destroyed. The blow was also inflicted on one object of economic importance. The total damage is being gauged,” the message says.
As a result of the night shelling, three civilians were injured and taken to hospital.
The video footage of the aftermath of the shelling was presented by the Artsakh defense ministery.
War 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 5,959 people killed and thousands wounded) and equipment, in particular, 181 UAVs, 4 units of TOS – 1A, 4 Smerch and Uragan MLRS, more than 552 tanks and other armored vehicles, 16 helicopters and 21 aircraft. According to the data of the defense ministry of Armenia and Artsakh, more than 630 Armenian servicemen were killed and hundreds wounded on the Armenian side. Also 32 civilians were killed and more than 100 wounded on the Armenian side.
On October 9, following the meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, with the mediation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire from 12:00 on October 10 for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of the dead. Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, on the basis of the basic principles of the settlement, are starting substantive negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible.
Martial law and general mobilization were declared in Artsakh and Armenia. -0---
