Ilham Aliyev: “No One’s Call, No Statements or Initiatives Can Stop Us”
Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched a major military operation, primarily using artillery, mortar and attack drones, along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border starting at 12:05 a.m. on September 13, after days of accusing Armenian forces of firing on Azerbaijani positions. While the military offensive was initially in the direction of Goris, Sotk and Jermuk and surrounding villages, the scope of the theater of operations later expanded in Gegharkunik and Syunik regions, sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia.
A truce was reached through the efforts of the international community on the evening of September 14. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, on September 16, said that the Azerbaijani military had advanced 7.5 kilometers into the territory of Armenia over a frontline of 8.5 kilometers. As a result of Azerbaijan’s large-scale aggression, hundreds of deaths have been reported on both sides. Cities and villages of the Republic of Armenia were targeted and damaged. There were casualties also among the Armenian civilian population: one dead and six wounded.
By EVN Report
