“Currently, the capital Stepanakert and other cities are under heavy shelling,” the Karabakh Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities announced this Tuesday that “Massive military attack” of Azerbaijan against enclaves inhabited by Armenians.
“Currently, the capital Stepanakert and other cities are they are under heavy bombardment equipped with artillery,” a statement from the Karabakh Foreign Ministry said.
Azerbaijan previously announced the launch of an “anti-terrorist operation” in Nagorno-Karabakh, home to about 120,000 Armenians. “Disable military infrastructure” and “restore constitutional order” in Azerbaijan.
This followed two mine explosions and a light weapons and mortar attack, which Baku blamed on Armenia. 6 Azerbaijanis killed two civilians and four police officers.
Attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s armed action against the Armenian enclave A nine-month blockade imposed on the Karabaki tribe by Azerbaijani authorities After the only route connecting the region with Armenia was closed.
According to the Armenian Telegram channel, residents of the Karabakh capital and other cities have taken shelter in basements to protect themselves from air strikes.
a russian peace mission in the region after the 2020 war between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
Immediately after the announcement, the Kremlin said it was maintaining contact with Baku in response to the situation. will release a statement soon . Meanwhile, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured that it has been informed about Russia’s plans to launch “anti-terrorist operations” in the region.
Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence in 1991, and since then, Main points of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan , fought two wars. One ended with the victory of the Armenians in the early 1990s, and the other with the victory of Azerbaijan in 2020.
