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As a result of the rocket attacks on the second largest city in Azerbaijan, Ganja, nine civilians were killed, the country’s Attorney General’s Office said. Responsibility for the deterioration in the region rests with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
The number of victims of rocket attacks in Azerbaijan’s second-largest city Ganja has risen to nine, all are civilians, including four women, the press service of the Azerbaijan Prosecutor General’s Office reported on 11 May. October.
The attack on the city was carried out by the Armenian armed forces around 2.00 tonight, an apartment building was attacked, the Attorney General’s Office said. The bombardment was heavy, the department emphasized.
The number of victims has risen to 34, there are children among the injured, added the country’s Foreign Ministry.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that since yesterday there have been rocket and artillery bombardments of cities and regions that are outside the combat zone.
“On October 10 and 11, at different times, the occupation troops fired on the cities of Ganja and Mingachevir, as well as the villages of the Goranboy, Terter, Aghdam, Agjabedi, Fizuli and Jebrail regions. As a result of the bombing, there were numerous losses among the civilian population and serious damage to civilian infrastructure has been caused. The responsibility for the aggravation of the situation in the region rests entirely with the political and military leadership of Armenia, “said the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Turkish TV channel TRT World made public Twitter video of the aftermath of the Ganja bombing.
The drones captured the remnants of Armenia’s attack on Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja. At least seven people died and several others were injured in the bombing that took place in the 24 hours after the ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/FWegQlLpHW
– TRT World (@trtworld) October 11, 2020
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. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and injured.
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.
On October 6, Azerbaijan announced its readiness to provide humanitarian corridors for Armenian citizens in the conflict zone.
On October 9, during the negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it.
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