Armenian defense: Azerbaijani forces resume offensive operations

The spokeswoman for the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Shushan Stepanian, said today, Tuesday, that the Azerbaijani armed forces resumed their offensive operations with artillery and missile shelling from several directions on Artsakh / Karabakh from several directions.

Yesterday, Monday, Armenpress news agency confirmed that the Artsakh / Karabakh army air defense units shot down an Azerbaijani Su-25 attack aircraft. According to the agency, the Azerbaijani air force operates Su-25 fighter jets along the border with air support from the forces' F-16 fighters. Turkish Air.

While the senior advisor to the Armenian Prime Minister, Vagarshak Harotinyan, revealed that it was not possible to exchange prisoners with Azerbaijan due to violations of the agreed full ceasefire.

On Monday, the Armenian Foreign Minister confirmed at a press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that "the Azerbaijani side does not abide by the ceasefire."

He added, "We condemn the actions of Azerbaijan, and we ask them to stop all provocations and actions to solve and settle the Karabakh crisis, and guarantees must be made to stop these actions and clear the territories of terrorists."

On his part, Sergey Lavrov stressed the need to abide by the ceasefire, describing it as "important and priority."

Last Saturday, October 10, Armenia and Azerbaijan declared a ceasefire, with Russian mediation, but Turkey and Azerbaijan sought to end the agreement from the early hours, according to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi, that "operations will not stop."

J.O