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The ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia has entirely fallen through with heavy shelling continuing on the city of Hadrut.
“Extensive fighting continues in the Hadrut area. The Azerbaijani armed forces, concentrating large forces in this direction, are trying to invade the city. The Artsakh defense army is fighting for every inch of land,” press Secretary of the President of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Vahram Poghosyan said.
According to Poghosyan, Azerbaijan has begun pushing in several directions.
“The opponent in different directions of the front line again went on the offensive. The Artsakh defense army is taking adequate measures to stop them,” said Poghosyan.
The Armenian Ministry of Defense’s representative Artsrun Hovhannisya vowed that the war would be won, even against the Turkish-Azerbaijan forces.
“I have repeatedly said that at this stage of the war it is impractical to specify clear positions, landscapes, and even localities. The war is brutal, the Armenian army is fighting against Turkish-Azerbaijani troops, which is several times more than our troops, which are fully supported by the Turkish air force, other information systems, a large number of mercenaries, terrorists and private military organizations. The Armenian army resists these superior forces with great success. In accordance with tactical and operational necessity, the Artsakh Defense Army carries out both a retreat and a change of lines, as well as an attack and counterattack. Trust our army, we will definitely win.”
The spokesperson of the ministry of defense Shushan Stepanyan also said that accusations that the Armenian air force had struck Azerbaijani positions was wrong and Azerbaijan’s forces were unilaterally breaching the ceasefire.
…with the mediation of the ICRC in compliance with the latter’s criteria, which is not happening at the moment due to the ongoing hostilities. We consider the accusations of the Az. side as trivial provocation & we draw the attention of the interested parties to this fact. 3/3
— Shushan Stepanyan (@ShStepanyan) October 11, 2020
The statements of the Az. leadership that the AF of Armenia allegedly attemptd an attack in the directions of Hadrut and Jabrayil, opened fire at a field ambulance w/ a white flag & distinctive signs while collecting bodies in the area under Azerbaijani control, are unfounded 1/3
— Shushan Stepanyan (@ShStepanyan) October 11, 2020
Footage was released of pro-Turkish mercenaries doing a salute.
Pro-Turkish mercenaries perform the Gray Wolves salute, evoking a group known for its ultra-nationalist, terrorist activities in #Turkey
Other footage shows Syrian terrorists fighting on the side of #Azerbaijan call out to God in Arabic when escaping #ArmeniaAgainstTerrorism pic.twitter.com/iJFtGhk6E9— Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) October 11, 2020
Further proof that #Syrian mercenaries are fighting against Armenians in #Artsakh
Watch the full video at https://t.co/D3H25lmS3x
— Shushan Stepanyan (@ShStepanyan) October 11, 2020
An Azerbaijan drone was also destroyed.
Another enemy UAV destroyed pic.twitter.com/lewb3fTW5i
— Shushan Stepanyan (@ShStepanyan) October 11, 2020
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense released videos praising their captured settlements and showing empty streets.
An Armenian drone was also allegedly downed.
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