ArmInfo.The military-political leadership of Azerbaijan is committing yet another war crime. This is stated in the message of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army.
According to the source, on October 29, in the morning, enemy forces are intensively shelling Stepanakert, Shushi and Martakert from the Smerch installations. The enemy, once again violating the requirements of the provisions of international humanitarian law and customary law, fired at exclusively peaceful settlements, as a result of which there are casualties among the civilian population.
"All responsibility for the further aggravation of the situation is borne by the criminal leadership of Azerbaijan," the Artsakh AO said.
It should be noted that, according to the State Service for Emergency Situations of Artsakh, during the air raid, which lasted more than an hour, Azerbaijani forces attacked Stepanakert using the Smerch complexes. At this moment, an air raid signal sounds in the capital. The air raid signal sounds also in Askeran, Martuni and Martakert.
In turn, the Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh Artak Beglaryan wrote in his Twitter that on October 29 Stepanakert suffered the most aggressive attacks during the entire period of the war in Karabakh. He noted that Azerbaijan has been striking strong blows on the NKR capital for several hours in a row. Since the early morning, there are already about several dozen. "There are civilian casualties, as well as destruction. Details are being specified. This is perhaps the most aggressive day in Stepanakert in the entire war," wrote the Human Rights Defender.