122mm rocket launched by Azerbaijan landed near Stepanakert kindergartenSeptember 29, 2020 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan launched a BM-21 Grad (122mm) rocket on one of the residential areas of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), minutes after unleashing a major offensive against Karabakh. The Armenian unified infocenter said Tuesday, September 29 that the rocket landed close to a school and a kindergarten. Russian/Soviet made Grad systems have a relatively short range, but the Azerbaijani military also possesses Israeli-made LYNX and Turkish T-122 multiple rocket launchers (both 122mm), which boast a bigger range.
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