Hovhannisyan: The Sheher settlement with the adjacent forests was  cleared of enemy forces, the attack in the direction of Vorotan was  repulsed

ArmInfo. In the morning the enemy continued offensive operations in different directions of the front. Representative of the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun  Hovhannisyan stated this during a briefing on October 23. "Apart from  the fighting at the front, various settlements of Artsakh, including  the cities of Martakert and Berdzor, were shelled during the day.  Three shells fell in Berdzor, "he noted.

Hovhannisyan added that during the day, intensive work was carried  out to neutralize Azerbaijani gangs and groups that carried out  sabotage actions in the south of the center of Sheher, Jivanik and  adjacent villages.

"There are concrete successes in this direction, in particular, the  settlement of Sheher with the adjacent forests has been almost  completely cleared. In some places, this work continues. On the  southerly direction, the enemy tried several times to attack in the  direction of Vorotan for almost the whole day, but, having suffered  significant losses, was thrown back. Some units were disorganized,  and, having lost their armored vehicles, fled and tried to hide in  the nearby gorges and forests, "the representative of the Ministry of  Defense emphasized, adding that the enemy was driven back from  Berdzor even further south.  At the same time, he stated that  tensions generally persist, local battles are underway, although in  general the intensity of hostilities has decreased compared to the  first days.  According to him, the war is difficult, however,  Armenian units control the operational-tactical situation, and  despite the fact that the enemy has some advances in some directions,  however, they are thrown back to their original positions during  stubborn battles.  He also confirmed that the enemy is trying to  revenge targeting the civilian population and as a result Stepanakert  is again under rocket fire. He also confirmed once again that an  enemy UAV was shot down in the direction of Vardenis (territory of  the Republic of Armenia). At the same time, he informed that from  tomorrow information from the front line will be provided using maps.