A soldier fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh says he will stay on the front line until victory

Despite the ceasefire, the mountainous territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was again shaken on Tuesday, October 20, by clashes between Azerbaijani and ethnic Armenian forces.

These are the bloodiest battles since the 1990s. Talks agreed on Saturday had little impact on September 27. the struggles that have started. The clashes continue despite concerns that they may trigger a broader conflict involving Russia and Turkey, as well as concerns about oil and gas pipelines in the South Caucasus.

Officials in Nagorno-Karabakh, a separate Armenian-controlled enclave in Azerbaijan, announced new artillery battles Tuesday morning. According to them, the fighting is particularly intense in the southern areas of the conflict zone. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry also reported clashes in several areas, including the disputed area near the two-way contact line. Several hundred people died in the battles, for which both sides blame each other. It is feared that a humanitarian crisis could arise.

Azerbaijan, a close ally of Turkey, claims to have gained a territorial advantage. However, Armenia, which has signed a defense agreement with Russia, says it has repulsed the Azerbaijani attack and is in control of the situation. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in a separate interview with Russia’s TASS news agency on Monday that they were ready to go to Moscow to negotiate.