The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced the death of 50 of its servicemen as a result of the actions of Armenia on September 12 and 13 on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.
“As a result of the large-scale provocative actions of Armenia on September 12 and 13, 50 Azerbaijani servicemen became martyrs on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border in the direction of Dashkesan, Kalbajar, Lachin and Zangilan. Of these, 42 people are servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army and 8 people of the State Border Service,” the message says. site ministries.
At the same time, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that day that 49 Armenian soldiers were killed during night battles with the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He stressed that this could be a preliminary figure.
On the night of September 13, the Ministries of Defense of Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of shelling the border areas. Both sides announced the presence of victims due to a new round of escalation.
Later, the parties reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the border areas.
However, in the afternoon, the Armenian Defense Ministry noted that the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense. The Armenian Defense Ministry reported that the Azerbaijani side continues to attempt positional advancement, especially in the direction of Nerkin Hand, Verin Shorzha, Artanish and Sotk.
The Armenian authorities also said that Pashinyan had contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone. In particular, the Armenian prime minister “presented the details of the provocative, aggressive actions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan that began at midnight” and called the actions of the Azerbaijani side unacceptable. He pointed to the importance of an adequate response from the international community.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin in resolving the conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have disputed ownership of Nagorno-Karabakh since 1988. Then the region, which is inhabited mainly by Armenians, announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan SSR. During the military conflict of 1992-1994, Baku lost control over Karabakh.
In September 2020, Baku took control of a number of settlements during military operations. In November of the same year, Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the participation of Moscow, signed an agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The document provided for the introduction of Russian peacekeepers into the region, the exchange of prisoners between the parties to the conflict, the transfer of a number of regions of the region by Armenia to Azerbaijan and the return of refugees to Karabakh.
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