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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |