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The Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office mentioned the number of civilians killed and injured, as well as the buildings destroyed after the Karabakh conflict escalated.
Azerbaijan’s General Prosecutor’s Office claims that 41 civilians have died as a result of the shelling by the Armenian armed forces since the new aggravation in Nagorno-Karabakh. About this department on October 11 reported On twitter.
205 civilians were injured, according to the report.
1,165 buildings were completely destroyed, 57 apartment buildings and 146 civil infrastructure were destroyed, the prosecutor’s office said.
The Azerbaijani authorities do not cite the number of casualties among military personnel.
In 1991, with the support of Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on an armistice and a ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region.
Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.
On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, bombardment of the Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, stated that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
On October 3, Armenia announced that Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive, which the self-defense groups of the unrecognized republic managed to stop.
On October 4, rockets and artillery were fired at various Azerbaijani settlements, including the cities of Ganja, Mingechevir and Terter. The leadership of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic claimed responsibility for the bombing.
According to the Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office, nine civilians were killed in the Ganja bombing on the night of October 11.
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