Monday, September 28 2020 15:26

ArmInfo.Turkey was directly involved in the preparation of the next attempt of the Azerbaijani blitzkrieg. The Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the  National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, academician Ruben Safrastyan  expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

"The first, evident fact is the live broadcasts of Turkish  journalists from the battlefield from the very first minutes of  Azerbaijani shelling of settlements in Artsakh. Thus, we have to  state the fact that the Turkish media, primarily state-owned, were  prepared for the start of the Azerbaijani attack. Turkish journalists  knew where and when the hostilities will begin. In a similar way,  Turkish diplomatic channels also worked towards escalation," he  stressed.

Safrastyan also noted that the information received in recent days  through some diplomatic channels and through the media - about the  transfer of three hundred terrorists-Turkomans to Azerbaijan from  Syria, fully corresponds to reality. According to him, the phased  relocation of militants to Azerbaijan also indicates the coordination  of actions between Baku and Ankara.

"I have been mentioning the third fact since the very holding of  joint Turkish-Azerbaijani military exercises in Nakhichevan and in  the territories of Azerbaijan neighboring Artsakh. Part of the  Turkish armored vehicles, UAVs, missiles, artillery, and even  military personnel did not return to Turkey. This also speaks of  Turkey's participation in the current military adventure of the  Azerbaijani leadership, "Safrastyan concluded.

Starting from 07:10 am on September 27, the settlements, as well as  the military units of the Republic of Artsakh, were subjected to  intensive artillery and rocket fire by the Azerbaijani army. After  that, the enemy's motorized rifle and tank subunits went over to the  offensive in the northern and southeastern directions.

There are dozens of injured and two dead among the peaceful  population of Artsakh. The Defense Army lost 31 fighters. The losses  of the enemy are not published, however, according to the Armenian  Ministry of Defense, on September 27 their number exceeded two  hundred. At the moment, the units of the Artsakh army are fighting,  repelling the attacks of the enemy.