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A man swings in a chair and nails a plastic curtain to cover the window after another night of rocket fire at Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. The video published by the Reuters news agency shows how the floor of her house is covered with broken glass, an elderly woman sitting still on a sofa and looking blank directly in front of her.
Red The cross says in a statement that it is the civilian population that is most affected by the resumption of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the separatist republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, which formally belongs to Azerbaijan but is predominantly populated by Armenians and demands independence.
Families seek refuge in their basements, there are reports of bombed residential buildings, schools and hospitals.
At the same time continues accusations and counter-accusations between the belligerent parties to hail Armenia claims that Azerbaijan, with the help of Turkey, has been reinforced by warriors sent there from Syria. Information was also received from the Russian leadership and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Through the OSCE, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, France, the United States and Russia have previously mediated peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and have offered to mediate this time as well.
From the Armenian side Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also said yesterday in an interview that he welcomes mediation, but at the same time questioned the neutrality of the mediating countries and also demanded that Armenia leave the occupied lands.
Since the outbreak of hostilities almost a week ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pasjinjan on several occasions. Russia is formally closer to Armenia, but it also has interests on the Azerbaijani side, including through large arms exports.
