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The Armenian Defense Ministry claims that the Azerbaijani army is advancing in the direction of the Boyuk Taglar and Khtsaberd settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani army resumed the offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh on December 12. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia.
“On December 12, the Azerbaijani side resumed offensive actions in the direction of the Boyuk Taglar-Khtsaberd settlements,” the ministry said.
On the website of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense, there were no comments on the resumption of the offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh at the time of the news release.
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. There were reports of soldiers and civilians killed and injured.
Martial law was also introduced in Armenia. 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 the night of November 10, representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia (as mediator) signed a declaration to end the war in Karabakh. According to the agreements, 1960 Russian peacekeepers are deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that this decision was extremely difficult for him, but that there was no alternative. Aliyev specified that Pashinyan was “forced” to sign a document “more beneficial” to Baku.
According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, 2,783 soldiers died during the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 100 combatants are considered missing. In Armenia, as of November 14, 2,317 military deaths were known.
On December 11, the Azerbaijani parliament canceled martial law in the country.
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