Karabakh thwarting Azerbaijan's sabotage near Hadrut

PanARMENIAN.Net - Before the humanitarian ceasefire could come into force in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan made a sabotage and reconnaissance attempt near the town of Hadrut, the Karabakh Defense Army reports.

The Armenian troops have been destroying the Azerbaijani group in the past three hours.

The situation long the other parts of the line of contact is relatively calm.

The Karabakh Defense Army said Azerbaijan is apparently trying to prove the statement made by the President of Azerbaijan about allegedly capturing Hadrut.

Karabakh and Armenian officials, as well as foreign reporters denied Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev's claims of having taken the town of Hadrut on Friday, October 9.

Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages, as well as the iconic Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. A humanitarian ceasefire was supposed to begin from midday, October 10, but Azerbaijan has launched a new offensive and struck settlements both in Karabakh and Armenia.