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The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced the taking of strategic heights in Nagorno-Karabakh (Photo: Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense / Handout via REUTERS)
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that the country’s army has occupied several strategic heights in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The department’s press service reported that as of the morning of October 2, hostilities continued in different directions on the front.
«In the direction of Aghdara, our troops liberated the enemy’s dominant heights around Madagiz and control this point, ”the message reads.
The Defense Ministry also noted that the Azerbaijani army destroyed «five vehicles and armored personnel carriers, three military infrastructure and many personnel. “
In turn, the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Shushan Stepanyan, also reported that fighting continues in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
She wrote on her Facebook that Armenian air defense units «Hit 1 enemy plane and 1 drone. “
The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh began on the night of September 27. Azerbaijan and Armenia introduced martial law and announced the mobilization of the reserve.
Both countries blame each other for the escalation of the conflict and report combat casualties and civilian casualties. According to Baku and Yerevan, the enemy is using heavy weapons and mercenaries.
The international community called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and to sit at the negotiating table.
