NEWS Armenia and Azerbaijan report heavy border fighting: Drones were also used – Topky.sk

The Ministry of Defense in Baku, in turn, claims that the fighting was triggered by a large-scale sabotage attempt by Armenia, which it accused of “large-scale subversive acts” near the districts of Dashkasan, Kalbajar and the city of Lachin, located on the edge of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ministry also said Azerbaijani soldiers lost their lives; however, it did not state the number of victims. Last week, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of killing one soldier in a crossfire on the border. In August, Azerbaijan also reported the loss of a soldier’s life, and the Karabakh army said two of its soldiers were killed and more than ten wounded. The six-week war from the fall of 2020, also called the second Nagorno-Karabakh war, claimed more than 6,600 lives. Based on the ceasefire agreement, the observance of which is overseen by about 2,000 Russian soldiers, Azerbaijan has regained large areas in Karabakh and its neighborhood, which it lost in the war 30 years ago. During EU-brokered talks in Brussels in April and May, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to support discussions on a future peace deal. Photo gallery (5) Source: SITA/AP/Emrah Gurel Nagorno-Karabakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) is an internationally unrecognized state on the territory of Azerbaijan under the military supervision of Armenia. The declaration of independence of Karabakh triggered a war in the early 1990s, which claimed around 30,000 lives. However, Nagorno-Karabakh is not recognized as an independent state by any country – not even Armenia itself. Phone calls to world leaders Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke on the phone Tuesday with world leaders, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and asked for an “adequate response” after Azerbaijani troops tried to enter Armenian territory on Tuesday night, according to Yerevan. According to AFP, this was announced by Pashinyan’s office. In addition to Blinken, the Prime Minister of Armenia spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin. He informed them about “Azerbaijan’s aggressive actions against the sovereign territory of Armenia”. Photo gallery (5) Source: SITA/Olivier Douliery, Pool Photo via AP Pashinyan also asked for an “adequate response from the international community”, according to AFP, according to which Armenia and Russia agreed on “joint steps to stabilize the situation” at the border. Heavy border fighting broke out again between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Tuesday night. The Ministry of Defense in Yerevan, cited by Russian news agencies, said that Azerbaijani forces attacked three Armenian positions with artillery and heavy weapons and reportedly used drones. Photo gallery (5) Source: TASR/AP The Department of Defense in Baku, in turn, claims that the fighting was sparked by a large-scale sabotage attempt by Armenia, which it accused of “large-scale subversive acts” near the districts of Dashkasan, Kalbajar and the town of Lachin, located on the edge of the disputed Náhorny region. Karabakh. The ministry also said Azerbaijani soldiers lost their lives; however, it did not state the number of victims. Armenia should stop provoking, says Turkey In response to renewed fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Turkey calls on Armenia to “stop provoking Azerbaijan”. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu wrote this on Twitter. “Armenia should stop provoking Azerbaijan and rather focus on peace negotiations and cooperation with Azerbaijan,” Çavuşoğlu said on Tuesday after a phone call with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bajramov. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday that at least 49 members of the Armenian army had lost their lives during the fighting with Azerbaijani troops. He added that this is probably not the final number. Pashinyan also called world leaders, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and asked for an “adequate response”. Turkish armed drones Heavy border fighting broke out again on Tuesday night between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Ministry of Defense in Yerevan, cited by Russian news agencies, said that Azerbaijani forces attacked three Armenian positions with artillery and heavy weapons and reportedly used drones. The Ministry of Defense in Baku, in turn, claims that the fighting was triggered by a large-scale sabotage attempt by Armenia, which it accused of “large-scale subversive acts” near the districts of Dashkasan, Kalbajar and the city of Lachin, located on the edge of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Turkey sided with Baku during the 2020 conflict and provided Azerbaijan with armed drones that helped Azerbaijani troops retake territory in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to AFP, the latest unrest could threaten not only the peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also the reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey. The relations between these countries cooled down when the Turks committed genocide against the Armenians during the First World War. Russia “negotiated” peace Russia announced on Tuesday that it had negotiated a truce between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which was to enter into force at 8:00 a.m. CEST. However, according to the Reuters agency, referring to the Azerbaijani media, the ceasefire began to be violated within a quarter of an hour. At the same time, Russia called on both sides to respect the ceasefire. “We expect that the agreement mediated by Russia on the ceasefire starting at 9:00 a.m. Moscow time will be fully implemented,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said, according to AFP. “We call on the parties involved to refrain from further escalation, exercise restraint and strictly observe the ceasefire,” the Russian ministry added. Photo gallery (5) Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia
Source: SITA Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan previously stated in the parliament that although the fighting is less intense, it continues in some places. On Tuesday, Iran, which neighbors both countries, called for restraint and peaceful resolution of mutual disputes. According to the statement of the Armenian government, at least 49 Armenian soldiers were killed in the Azerbaijani attack with artillery and drones on the border areas in Armenia. At the same time, Armenia asked the international community for help. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense announced that its units suffered losses in the collisions, but did not elaborate. Baku claims that Azerbaijani forces responded to provocations by Armenia.