YerevanNagorno-Karabakh Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 27 of its fighters were killed in fighting with Azerbaijani forces, bringing its total military losses to 58
The total death toll rose to 67, including nine civilian deaths, seven in Azerbaijan and two on the Armenian side, Al Jazeera reported.
Azerbaijan has reported no military casualties, but Armenian separatist officials released images showing burned armored vehicles and the bloodied and charred remains of soldiers in camouflage who they said were Azerbaijani troops.
Yesterday, heavy fighting broke out between the forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the disputed region of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The region is within Azerbaijan, but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since 1994.
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The outbreak continued for the second day. Most of the international community, including the United States, Russia, Iran and European powers, have called for an end to hostilities and the start of talks.
As the fighting continued on Monday, UN chief Antonio Guterres spoke with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Guterres stressed that “the need for an immediate cessation of fighting and resumption without the precondition of meaningful negotiations without delay under the umbrella of the Minsk Group co-chairs, and also for the immediate redeployment of [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe] monitors the region, “according to Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
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