Azerbaijan attacks Karabakh; Drone offensive leaves soldier injuredMarch 25, 2022 - 10:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani armed forces violated the line of contact near the village of Parukh in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on Thursday, March 24, the NKR InfoCenter reported. The Azeri troops managed to take Parukh and Karabakh Defense Army positions nearby under their control, using combat drones in the offensive and injuring one Armenian soldier. Lengthy negotiations of the Russian peacekeeping troops and the relevant bodies of Artsakh did not yield significant results, and "the enemy did not return to the starting positions." "We expect that the Russian peacekeepers will take measures to return the Azeri units to their starting positions," the Artsakh authorities said, adding that the situation is relatively stable on Friday morning. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |