Intensity of fire on Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line decreased  significantly - Defense Army

ArmInfo.At the moment, the intensity of fire on the line of contact between the armed forces  of Artsakh and Azerbaijan has decreased significantly. This is stated in a statement of the Artsakh Defense Ministry.

Earlier, the Karabakh side appealed to the Azerbaijani side to  immediately stop hostilities and sit down at the negotiating table to  resolve the situation.

On September 19, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces began shelling the  suburbs of Stepanakert and other cities of Nagorno-Karabakh using  artillery and UAVs. According to the message of Artsakh Ombudsman  Gegham Stepanyan, as a result of another large-scale aggression  unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, there were casualties and  wounded, both among the civilian population and among military  personnel.  Two deaths (one child), 26 wounded (11 children) were  recorded among the civilian population. Cases of attacks on  civilians, damage or destruction of civilian objects were recorded in  the peaceful settlements of Martakert, Martuni, Askeran, Shushai  regions and in Stepanakert. As a result of attacks and communications  disruptions, the Office of the Human Rights Defender faces serious  challenges in gathering facts. <Fact-finding work continues. We will  publish updated reports on damage recorded among civilians and  facilities," the message says.

Stepanyan added that after a nine-month blockade, hunger and  exhaustion, the criminal authorities of Azerbaijan have entered a  bloody stage of genocide against the people of Artsakh. "This is a  consequence of the impunity of ongoing Azerbaijani crimes and the  irresponsible actions of the international community," emphasized the  Human Rights Defender of Nagorno-Karabakh.