  Karabakh army downs two Azerbaijani helicopters, three drones September 27, 2020 - 08:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh army has downed two helicopters and three drones of the Azerbaijani army, Armenian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Sunday, September 27. Stepanyan said the Azerbaijani military has launched an air and missile attack on Artsakh. “The entire responsibility rests with the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan,” the spokeswoman added. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that Azerbaijan has launched an attack on Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). He said the situation is developing, more information will be provided as needed, urging the public to follow only official sources. The last major escalation on the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh was in April 2016 when Azerbaijan resumed hostilities against Karabakh. Throughout the four-day military campaign, 64 soldiers, 13 volunteers and four civilians, including a child, were killed and more than 120 people were wounded on the Armenian side. According to information from the U.S. Department of State, Azerbaijan lost more than 270 people in total.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
