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Azerbaijan’s shelling of Armenia’s Tavush region almost ceased (VIDEO)
Azerbaijan’s shelling of the Tavush region of Armenia has almost ceased, Artsrun Hovannisyan, the coordinator of the crisis information center, said at a briefing in Ijevan. YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan’s shelling of the Tavush region of Armenia has ...
07/15/2020Armenian ombudsman reports Azerbaijani aggressive actions on Armenian border to international organizations
Armenia's human rights defender Arman Tatoyan sent an interim report on the shelling of Armenia's Tavush region by the Azerbaijani armed forces on July 12 and 13 to international structures. YEREVAN, July 13. /ARKA/. Armenia's human rights defender Arman Tatoyan sent an interim report on the shelling of Armenia's Tavush region ...
07/13/2020Ruben Vardanyan from Stepanakert: "We are under massive artillery shelling"
Former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan reported massive artillery shelling by Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. Former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan reported massive artillery shelling by Azerbaijan. "We are under a massive artillery shelling," Vardanyan, who is in Nagorno-Karabakh ...
09/19/2023Armenian Defense Ministry says Azerbaijani shelling of Armenian positions has decreased
... 13, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry. YEREVAN, September 13. /ARKA/. The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remained tense as of 9 p.m. September 13, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry. Nevertheless, the intensity of shelling of Armenian positions, settlements and civil infrastructure by Azerbaijani military units, as well as the intensity of positional battles near the Armenian border communities of Nerkin Hand, Verin Shorzha, Artanish and Sotk has significantly ...
09/13/2022Azerbaijan continues shelling settlements in Artsakh – Armenian defense ministry
Azerbaijan continues shelling the settlements of Artsakh, said Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman at the Armenian defense ministry, said Monday at a briefing at the Single Information Center on Monday. YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan continues shelling the settlements ...
09/28/2020Armenian government releases 278 million drams for repair of houses damaged by Azerbaijani shelling
The Armenian government has released today 278 million drams (about $572,600) for the reconstruction of houses in several villages in the province of Tavush, which were damaged as a result of shelling by Azerbaijani troops in July. YEREVAN, August 6. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has released today 278 million drams (about $572,600) for the reconstruction of houses in several villages in the province of Tavush, which were damaged as a ...
08/06/2020Defense ministry: Azerbaijan has violated ceasefire 120 times overnight
... from Nakhichevan, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the representative of the Armenian defense ministry and coordinator of the crisis information center, said Friday morning at a briefing in Ijevan. "Last night, the enemy violated ceasefire about 120 times shelling along the entire border of Armenia. Mostly small arms, including large-caliber ones, were used. No artillery and other large-caliber weapons were used," he said. Hovhannisyan said that the fire was carried out not only in that part of the ...
07/17/2020Over 30 houses damaged in Tavush province in Azerbaijani troops’ shelling – governor (VIDEO)
More than ten houses were damaged during the morning shelling of villages and the city of Berd in the Tavush region, Hayk Chobanyan, the governor of the Tavush peovince, said Thursday at a briefing in Ijevan. YEREVAN, July 16. /ARKA/. More than ten houses were damaged during the morning shelling of ...
07/16/2020Armenian side reports 20 wounded in shelling by Azerbaijani troops, civilians not injured (VIDEO)
The Armenian side reported more than 20 wounded as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side. Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the coordinator of the crisis information center, said Wednesday at a briefing in Ijevan that since July 12, specifically during the hostilities, two dozen injured from the Armenian side, including ...
07/15/2020EU Mission in Armenia refutes itself: observers were in zone of shelling by Azerbaijan
The EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) has made corrections to its earlier post in social network X, in which it had refuted the Armenian Defense Ministry's report on the shelling of their vehicle by the Azerbaijani armed forces today. YEREVAN, August 15. /ARKA/. The EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) has made corrections to its earlier post in social network X, in which it had refuted the Armenian Defense Ministry's report ...
08/15/2023U.S. State Department says again that agreement between Baku and Yerevan "still within reach" despite Azerbaijani shelling
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller reiterated his concern over Azerbaijani forces' shelling of a steel plant under construction in Armenian Yeraskh and the injury of two employees of the U.S.-affiliated company. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller reiterated his concern over Azerbaijani forces' ...
06/16/2023Armenian serviceman wounded in Azerbaijani shelling died before hospitalization
The Armenian armed forces' soldier who received gunshot wounds today incompatible with life as a result of Azerbaijani armed forces' shelling in the direction of Armenian positions outside the Sotk vilage in Gegharkunik region died before hospitalization. YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. The Armenian armed forces' soldier who received gunshot wounds today incompatible with life as a result ...
05/17/2023Azerbaijanis shelling in the direction of Armenian Jermuk
Azerbaijani artillery is shelling in the direction of the resort town of Jermuk in Armenia's Vayots Dzor region, Vardan Sarkisyan, deputy mayor of the town, said. YEREVAN, Sept. 14. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani artillery is shelling in the direction of the resort town of Jermuk in ...
09/14/2022Karabakh foreign minister explains shelling of Armenian villagers by Azerbaijani troops by latter’s hatred towards Armenians and Russians
In an exclusive interview with the Novosti-Armenia telegram channel Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Foreign Minister David Babayan explained the latest series of shelling of the Armenian villages in Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijani armed forces by Armenophobia that has become a state policy in Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. In an exclusive interview with the Novosti-Armenia telegram channel Artsakh ...
03/10/2022Azerbaijan resumes shelling of Artsakh capital, Armenian deputy prime minister says
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said today that Azerbaijan has resumed the shelling of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said today that Azerbaijan has resumed the shelling of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)....
10/04/2020Pashinyan presents Armenia’s stance on Karabakh conflict settlement after escalation of tension in Tavush
... concessions. There can be no concessions in the issues of unconditional recognition of the right to self-determination of the people of Artsakh, the security of the people of Armenia and NKR," the prime minister said. He pointed out that Azerbaijan was shelling peaceful settlements. Therefore, the countries supplying it with weapons must clearly understand that the use of these weapons against civilians is a crime. "One gets the impression that it is not Azerbaijan that is fighting against the ...
07/23/2020Azerbaijan retains enough forces on the borders to carry out provocations - Armenian defense ministry
... “There were light, irregular, few shots from small arms. However, a few minutes after this, Artsakh’s air defense units of Armenia knocked down another UAV “ORBITER-3,” the defense ministry spokesman said. He noted that despite the fact that the shelling had almost stopped, the process of spreading misinformation in the media continues. In addition, he called on the expert not to give generalized assessments on the results of the events, since it is too early to summarize. Hovhannisyan also said ...
07/18/2020Azerbaijan’s aggression along Armenia’s board discussed at OSCE
... Aygepar, Movses, Chinari, Verin Karmirahbyur and Tavush villages in the Tavush region of Armenia have been shelled by using mortars and the Grad system, causing damage to both residential buildings and city infrastructures. He pointed out the fact of the shelling of the kindergarten in Aygepar village. Papikyan said this is not the first time Azerbaijan has applied deliberate targeting of civilians and infrastructures, we have seen this for many years, including during the April war of 2016, when gross ...
07/17/2020Armenian foreign ministry: Azerbaijan’s attacks come after arrangement on cessation of hostilities reached earlier and OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs’ statement on establishment of relative calm
... villages with the use of mortars and heavy artillery. Having received a proportionate response from the Armed Forces of Armenia, the forces of Azerbaijan were repelled with losses. With no gain in the battlefield, the Azerbaijani military units began shelling the villages of Movses and Aygepar deliberately targeting the civilian infrastructures and the population,” the Armenian foreign ministry says in its statement. YEREVAN, July 16. /ARKA/. Armenia’s foreign ministry has released a statement ...
07/16/2020Azerbaijani troops shelling Aygepar and Movses villages from d-30 howitzers – Armenian defense ministry
... Having passed to the circular defense, the Armenian units foiled the attempt of penetration of the enemy,” she wrote. Stepanyan reported that after a hot battle, the enemy retreated, having suffered losses. "At 05:20, Azerbaijani units began shelling the villages of Aygepar and Movses using D-30 howitzers. The fire continues at the moment," the spokesperson of the ministry said. She noted that the units of the Armenian Armed Forces neutralized the Azerbaijani provocations and this ...
07/16/2020Two Armenian officers killed by Azerbaijani fire
Major Garush Hambartsumyan and captain Sos Elbakyan were mortally wounded in the north-eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the spokeswoman for the Armenian Ministry of Defense Shushan Stepanyan said today. YEREVAN, July 14. /ARKA/. Major Garush Hambartsumyan and captain Sos Elbakyan were mortally wounded in the north-eastern section ...
07/14/2020Armenia did not contact CSTO in connection with shelling of its border villages by Azerbaijan
Armenian authorities did not contact the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in connection with a latest series of shelling of its border villages by Azerbaijan troops, Tigran Balayan, a spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, told Novosti-Armenia news agency on Monday. YEREVAN, September 17. /ARKA/. Armenian authorities did not contact the Collective Security ...
09/17/2018Armenian Defense Ministry denies Azerbaijan's latest statement on shelling
The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's latest statement on shelling on the border. YEREVAN, May 14. /ARКА/. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's latest statement on shelling on the border. "The statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry that allegedly on May 13, between 20:45 and ...
05/14/2025Armenian servicemen suffer in a shelling of car by Azerbaijani armed forces -Defense Ministry reported
Armenian servicemen suffered in a shelling of a car by the Azerbaijani armed forces today, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. Armenian servicemen suffered in a shelling of a car by the Azerbaijani armed forces today, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported....
10/02/2023Azerbaijanis violate truce shelling Stepanakert
The Azerbaijani armed forces, violating the ceasefire agreement that came into force at 13.00 on September 20, are shelling the Nagorno-Karabakh capital Stepanakert from the outskirts of the city using various small arms. The shooting is also heard in the center of the city, Nagorno-Karabakh Information Center reported. YEREVAN, September 21. /ARKA/. The Azerbaijani ...
09/21/2023Armenia requests ICAO assistance to prevent Azerbaijani shelling of Kapan Airport
The Armenian government has informed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) about Azerbaijan's shelling of Kapan airport in Armenia's Syunik province on August 18-19, Sona Harutyunyan, spokeswoman for the Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister said today. YEREVAN, August 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has informed the International ...
08/24/2023Artsakh reports second shelling by Azerbaijanis from Shushi district
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Defense Ministry reported the second shelling of its positions by Azerbaijani troops deployed in Shushi district. YEREVAN, July 14. /ARKA/. Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Defense Ministry reported the second shelling of its positions by Azerbaijani troops deployed in Shushi district. "On ...
07/14/2023Armenian Defense Ministry reports a second shelling by Azerbaijan in less than 12 hours, second serviceman wounded
... Azerbaijani troops shelled its military positions for the second time during the day. YEREVAN, July 12. /ARKA/. The Armenian Defense Ministry said today that Azerbaijani troops shelled its military positions for the second time during the day. The second shelling occurred at 12:10 in the same area as the first one- outside the village of Tegh in the southern province of Syunik. As a result another Armenian servicemen, identified as N.T., was wounded. According to the ministry, the serviceman's health ...
07/12/2023Construction of Armenian-American steel plant will not be stopped after Azerbaijani shelling
... Azerbaijani armed forces. Two Indian citizens working at the construction site suffered shrapnel wounds and were operated on. Tiran Hakobyan told reporters today that the construction of the plant started two months ago and there have been no incidents of shelling during this period. 'In recent days the Azerbaijani armed forces have been targeting the construction equipment and workers. The reason is quite obvious - to impede Armenia's economic development," said Hakobyan. According to him, when commissioned ...
06/15/2023U.S. deeply concerned that two civilian employees of U.S.-affiliated company in Armenia sustained injuries from Azerbaijani gunfire
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller expressed deep concern that two civilian employees of a U.S.-affiliated company in Armenia were wounded as a result of Azerbaijani shelling. YEREVAN, June 15. /ARKA/. U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller expressed deep concern that two civilian employees of a U.S.-affiliated company in Armenia were wounded as a result of Azerbaijani shelling. ‘We are deeply concerned ...
06/15/2023Azerbaijan shelling Karabakh civilians on daily basis – Marukyan
Armenian ambassador-at-large Edmond Marukyan pointed out the daily shelling of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) civilians by the Azerbaijani troops. YEREVAN, November 18, /ARKA/. Armenian ambassador-at-large Edmond Marukyan pointed out the daily shelling of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) civilians by the Azerbaijani troops....
11/18/2022Azerbaijani troops create pretexts for shelling Armenian positions by firing at their own ones- defense ministry
Azerbaijani troops create pretexts for shelling Armenian positions by first firing at their own positions, then in the direction of Armenian military posts, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense said today. YEREVAN, October 18. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani troops create pretexts for shelling Armenian ...
10/18/2022About 200 houses damaged in Armenia’s 3 provinces by Azerbaijani shelling
Some 192 houses have been damaged as a result of Azerbaijani shelling in three Armenian regions of Gegharkunik, Syunik and Vayots Dzor on September 13 and 14, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan said at a press conference today. YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. Some ...
09/15/2022Intensity of shelling at several sections of Armenian-Azerbaijani border significantly decreased - Defense Ministry
Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Aram Torosyan said today that Azerbaijani Armed Forces again used combat drones this past night to strike both military and civilian infrastructure in Armenian border communities, resuming in the morning intensive shelling on Armenian combat positions near Jermuk and Verin Shorzha border settlements. Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Aram Torosyan said today that Azerbaijani Armed Forces again used combat drones this past night to strike both military and ...
09/14/2022Azerbaijani shelling damages two houses in Artsakh villages- human rights defender
... According to him, Azerbaijani troops used different caliber and type of firearms. 'The shooting continued for approximately 30 minutes," Stepanyan wrote on his Facebook page. He said two houses in Karmir Shuka community were damaged as a result of the shelling. In one of the houses, a bullet hit the second floor balcony door and penetrated into the premises of the house. All four members of the house, including one minor, were in the house and woke up to the gunshots. "In another case, a bullet ...
09/12/2022Artsakh Defense Army denies Azerbaijani reports on alleged shelling of their positions
The Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Defense Army has refuted today Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's reports on alleged shelling of Azerbaijani military outposts in the eastern direction on March 7 by Artsakh troops. YEREVAN, March 7. /ARKA/. The Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Defense Army has refuted today Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's reports on alleged shelling of Azerbaijani ...
03/07/2022Azerbaijani troops resume shelling of Armenian combat positions, using artillery and drones
Azerbaijani troops resumed the shelling of Armenian combat positions located in an eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border at around 5:30 p.m. on January 11, using artillery and drones, the Armenian Defense Ministry's press service reported. YEREVAN, January 11. /ARKA/....
01/11/2022Azerbaijani shelling kills 19 year-old Armenian soldier
... on Armenian positions, the Armenian Defense Ministry said. YEREVAN, November 23, /ARKA/. A 19 year-old Armenian soldier was killed on Monday after Azerbaijani forces again fired on Armenian positions, the Armenian Defense Ministry said. It said the shelling occurred at 18.10 on November 22 near the border village of Norabak in the Gegharkunik region. The killed soldier was identified as Suren Safaryan, born in 2002. The ministry said the shelling ended at 19.30. -0-
11/23/2021Three Armenian servicemen killed in another shelling of Armenian combat positions by Azerbaijani troops
Three Armenian servicemen have been killed in another shelling of Armenian combat positions by Azerbaijani troops at 3.40 am today in the section of the Armenian Azerbaijani border that stretches from Sotk to Verin Shorzha village, the Armenian Defense Ministry said. YEREVAN, July 28. /ARKA/. Three Armenian ...
07/28/2021Azerbaijan continues shelling Karabakh towns and villages
Azerbaijan continued shelling peaceful settlements of Artsakh on Sunday, the United Information Center of Armenia said. YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan continued shelling peaceful settlements of Artsakh on Sunday, the United Information Center of Armenia said. ...
11/01/2020Azerbaijani troops shelling Artsakh cities from the Smerch MLRS
At the moment, Azerbaijani troops are shelling Stepanakert, Shushi and Martakert from the Smerch MLRS, the Artsakh defense ministry reports. YEREVAN, October 29. /ARKA/. At the moment, Azerbaijani troops are shelling Stepanakert, Shushi and Martakert from the Smerch MLRS, the Artsakh ...
10/29/2020Azerbaijani troops resume shelling of Karabakh capital Stepanakert
Azerbaijani armed forces have resumed today the shelling of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh Republic (Nagorno-Karabakh), the Artsakh State Emergency Service said. YEREVAN, October 28. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani armed forces have resumed today the shelling of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh Republic ...
10/28/2020Azerbaijani troops resume artillery shelling in Artsakh this morning
In general, the situation was relatively stable and tense this night in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan conflict zone, artillery shelling continued in some areas, the Artsakh defense ministry reported Monday morning. YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. In general, the situation was relatively stable and tense this night in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan conflict zone, artillery shelling ...
10/19/2020Armenian defense ministry reports about consequences of Azerbaijan’s fire attack on Stepanakert
There are wounded people and badly destroyed civilian infrastructures in Stepanakert, as a result of the shelling of Azerbaijan, and the civilian infrastructure is badly damaged, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman for the Armenian defense ministry, reported on his Facebook page. YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. There are wounded people and badly destroyed civilian ...
10/02/2020Artsakh foreign ministry accuses Azerbaijan of committing act of aggression
... the provisions of the UN Charter, its people exercises their inalienable right to self-defense taking all necessary measures to repel aggression and restore peace in the region. 'The armed attack of the Azerbaijani army was accompanied by artillery shelling and air strikes, including on civilian targets and civilians. In particular, both the capital of the Artsakh Republic, Stepanakert, and border settlements were shelled. As a result of the shelling, there are civilian casualties,' the ministry ...
09/27/2020Woman and child killed in Artsakh in Azerbaijani troops’ shelling
A woman and a child died in Artsakh as a result of shelling from Azerbaijan, Artsakh Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan wrote on his Facebook page. In his words, there are killed and wounded among civilians in Artsakh. YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. A woman and a child died in Artsakh as a result of shelling ...
09/27/2020Tavush province’s damage from Azerbaijan’s attacks estimated at AMD 150 million
... out aggressive actions against Armenia in the north-east direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. The enemy attempted to violate the state border in the Tavush region of Armenia using a tank, mortars, howitzers, drones and Grad MLRS. The shelling targeted Armenian strongholds, several villages and the city of Berd. After the lull of July 15, on the night of July 16, Azerbaijan troops again attempted raids in the Aygepara section, but after suffering numerous losses, they was thrown back,...
07/23/2020Mnatsakanyan calls on Azerbaijani leadership to refrain from bellicose statements
... out aggressive actions against Armenia in the north-east direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. The enemy attempted to violate the state border in the Tavush region of Armenia using a tank, mortars, howitzers, drones and Grad MLRS. The shelling targeted Armenian strongholds, several villages and the city of Berd. After the lull of July 15, on the night of July 16, Azerbaijan troops again attempted raids in the Aygepara section, but after suffering numerous losses, they was thrown back,...
07/23/2020Things relatively calm on Armenia-Azerbaijan border – defense ministry
... out aggressive actions against Armenia in the north-east direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. The enemy attempted to violate the state border in the Tavush region of Armenia using a tank, mortars, howitzers, drones and Grad MLRS. The shelling targeted Armenian strongholds, several villages and the city of Berd. After the lull of July 15, on the night of July 16, Azerbaijan troops again attempted raids in the Aygepara section, but after suffering numerous losses, they was thrown back,...
07/23/2020It was Azerbaijan who started fighting on border – Armenian foreign minister presents evidence
... out aggressive actions against Armenia in the north-east direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. The enemy attempted to violate the state border in the Tavush region of Armenia using a tank, mortars, howitzers, drones and Grad MLRS. The shelling targeted Armenian strongholds, several villages and the city of Berd. After the lull of July 15, on the night of July 16, Azerbaijan troops again attempted raids in the Aygepara section, but after suffering numerous losses, they was thrown back,...
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