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On 9 November, the representative of the “authorities” Vahram Poghosyan said that the army of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh no longer controls the key city of Shushi, and Azerbaijani troops are on the outskirts of Stepanakert, the capital. of Karabakh.
On the eve, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the transfer of Shushi to control of the country’s armed forces. In Armenia, Aliyev’s statement was denied, stating that battles for Shusha continue.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, 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 Armistice and 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 Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and wounded.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
Agreements on an armistice were reached in Nagorno-Karabakh on several occasions, but each time they were violated. On October 9, during the talks in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh from 12 noon on 10 October… However, after the start of the truce, both parties they accused each other of raping him.
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