Karabakh reports local battles in all directions of the frontlineOctober 23, 2020 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Local battles are taking place in all directions of the Nagorno-Karabakh frontline as of Friday, October 23 morning. The Defense Army troops continue the operations of detecting and destroying hostile subversive groups consisting of mercenary terrorists. At the moment, a number of villages in Karabakh's Martuni region, including Karmir Shuka (Red Market), are being shelled with Smerch rocket launchers. The situation was relatively calm if tense overnight, with artillery duels and skirmishes reported in some areas. In the evening, in a blatant violation of the norms of international humanitarian law, the Azerbaijani forces shelled Askeran. Towards midnight, they also targeted other settlements too. The night of October 22-23 was restless in Martakert and Martuni regions. Two apartments of a residential house were engulfed in flames due to the shelling of the city of Martakert. The firefighters of the city's regional emergency department managed to extinguish the fire quickly, preventing it from spreading to other apartments. According to preliminary data, the Azeri forces opened fire in this direction using Grad rockets. There were no human losses. Towards dawn, the villages of Karmir Shuka and Taghavard in the Martuni region appeared in the crosshairs of Azerbaijani gunners. Smerch missiles were used here. 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 | 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. |