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Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the two former Soviet republics of the Caucasus, has raged in recent days.
Two countries clashed over the disputed lands of Nagorno-Karabakh, which are officially part of Azerbaijan but run by ethnic Armenians.
The current skirmish is the worst in decades. The two parties blamed each other for the violent situation at this time.
Armenia and Azerbaijan went to war during 1988-94 and eventually reached a ceasefire. However, the two parties have never reached any agreement regarding the disputed land.
This image, released by the Armenian Defense Ministry, shows one of the Armenian guns firing earlier this week.
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Both sides have used heavy artillery. Some houses and buildings were destroyed in civilian areas.
In the image below, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh receive food and drink after fleeing an Armenian border town.
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Azerbaijani forces fired on the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert.
Many people suffered heavy casualties in the city, where there is no electricity, the Armenpress news agency reported.
This woman sat outside her door.
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Meanwhile, Nagorno-Karabakh officials said they bombed a military airport in Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest city.
Firefighters were dispatched to Ganja and other cities and towns to put out the fires.
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There was concern that the actual number of soldiers and civilians killed on both sides could be much higher; The data currently collected has not been independently verified.
This woman was admitted to a hospital in Ganja earlier this week.
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The Azerbaijani army said its forces had regained control of several villages and Nagorno-Karabakh said its troops had “fortified” the front positions.
The use of heavy artillery has severely damaged the city’s roads, as shown in this image by Stepanakert.
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This building in Ganja was severely damaged by artillery shells.
The Azerbaijani government says that “civil infrastructure and historic buildings have been damaged” in recent fighting.
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Houses were destroyed, damaged and vacated on both sides of the conflict.
People found many personal belongings scattered among the rubble.
This was the rooftop of an apartment building in Nagorno-Karabakh after it was attacked.
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