According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the Armenian army leadership reports that the Azerbaijani attack is being carried out “with strong units”. The reports could not be substantiated by independent sources by the German news agency DPA. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, their soldiers still managed to stop the large-scale attack.
The fighting left 51 more deaths on the side of the separatists, the president of the internationally unrecognized government, Arajik Haroetjoenian, reported. He added that the last battle for the region has begun. He announced that he would join his troops.
The Armenian army reported yesterday that Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been attacked. Many people were said to have been injured, especially civilians.
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