ArmInfo.The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains stably tense and new aggression from Azerbaijan should not be ruled out. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this on September 30 in an interview with the Public TV Company.
Touching on the reasons and the time chosen by Baku for the escalation of the situation, Pashinyan said that the recent developments around Ukraine played a significant role, since today the attention of the entire world community is riveted to this conflict. Similarly, during the 44-day war, the attention of the world was focused on the coronavirus pandemic.
On September 13, at 00:05 am, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces began intensive shelling of Armenian positions from artillery and large-caliber guns in the direction of Sotk, Vardenis, Goris, Kapan, Artanish, Ishkhanasar using UAVs. Attacks were also made on civilian infrastructure facilities. On the evening of September 14, it was announced that an agreement had been reached on a ceasefire. Despite this, on September 28, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the Jermuk region, where the enemy used 82-mm mortars and UAVs, as a result of which three soldiers from the Armenian side were killed.