News, reports, media on combat in Karabakh. October 15, 2020

“The information that the Krasny Bazar settlement, occupied by Armenia, was allegedly fired at by the Azerbaijani Army from the Smerch MLRS, as a result of which the civilian population suffered, is groundless and false.

We declare once again that the Azerbaijani Army, which fully complies with the humanitarian ceasefire, retains the right to strike at its legitimate military facilities only if necessary and in order to suppress the activity of the enemy, ”the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

The State Service for Emergency Situations of Karabakh on its Facebook page reports on another violation of the humanitarian truce by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. This time, as the report says, the Karmir Shuka (Red Market) settlement of the Martuni region was fired at by the Smerch cluster shells. According to preliminary data, one civilian was killed.

No work is underway to agree on a mechanism to control the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

“Our main message is that it is necessary to immediately organize a meeting along the line of the military, to agree on a mechanism for monitoring the ceasefire. As far as we know, such work is not being carried out. We hope that such a mechanism will be launched as soon as possible,” she said.

As a result of hostilities, the Azerbaijani army took control of six more villages, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.

“ Azerbaijan’s glorious Army has liberated Arish village of Fuzuli district, Doshulu village of Jabrayil district, and Edishe, Dudukchi, Edilli and Chiraguz of Khojavend district. Long live Azerbaijan’s Army! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!” – he wrote on his Twitter account.

Azerbaijan’s glorious Army has liberated Arish village of Fuzuli district, Doshulu village of Jabrayil district, and Edishe, Dudukchi, Edilli and Chiraguz of Khojavend district. Long live Azerbaijan’s Army! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!

— Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) October 15, 2020

The deputies unanimously accepted the initiative of Reinhold Lopatk, Eva Ernst-Dzedzich and Pamela Randy-Wagner, according to the message of the “Austrian Armenian Justice and Democracy Committee” on Facebook.

The main points of the resolution relate to the efforts of Austria and the European Union aimed at a ceasefire, condemnation of Turkey’s intervention, as well as the supply of weapons from its side to Azerbaijan. There is also a point about the peace talks in Vienna.

As a result of shelling by the Armenian armed forces during a funeral at a cemetery in the city of Terter, 3 civilians were killed and three more were seriously wounded.

“ Armenia hiding itself behind humanitarian truce pursues policy of terror against civilians. Azerbaijan reserves it’s sovereign right to protect its civilians”, – wrote aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev on his Twitter.

Now: In Tartar city as a result of Armenia's deliberate attack to graveyard 3 civilians killed and 3 seriously wounded.

Armenia hiding itself behind humanitarian truce pursues policy of terror against civilians. Azerbaijan reserves it's sovereign right to protect its civilians

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) October 15, 2020

The President of Nagorno-Karabakh Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree on the introduction of some restrictions on the free movement of people and vehicles.

“Departure from the territory of Karabakh is limited for citizens subject to a mobilization call, and is allowed only in special cases, if there is a pass issued by the commandant,” the document says.

Director of the State Emergency Service Karen Sargsyan has been appointed Commandant.

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan recalls that five days have already passed since the adoption of a joint ceasefire statement in Moscow:

“But Azerbaijan continues to torpedo its implementation. With the support and direct involvement of Turkey and terrorist militants, they continue a large-scale war against Nagorno-Karabakh, ”the Armenian Foreign Minister wrote in his Twitter microblog.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan has updated the data on the number of victims and wounded among the civilian population.

According to the ministry, 43 people died and 218 were wounded during the hostilities. 1,592 private houses were damaged.

As reported the press secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry, the enemy resumed active artillery fire in the north and south-east directions.

“The armed forces of Armenia, which violated the humanitarian ceasefire, began to shell the territories of the Geranboy, Terter, Agdam and Agjabedi regions,” the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

Aide to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, reported on Twitter about one wounded as a result of the shelling.

Armed forces of Armenia in blatant violation of humanitarian truce continue to shell Tartar, Agjabadi, Agdam and other regions of Azerbaijan. One civilian is wounded.

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) October 15, 2020

On the night of October 14-15, the situation in the Agdere-Aghdam and Fizuli-Hadrut-Jabrayil areas of the front, as in previous days, remained tense, the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

“At night, the units of the armed forces of Armenia made an attempt to attack the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in some directions of the front. As a result of the successful actions of our troops, the enemy suffered serious losses and was forced to retreat in various directions of the front, ”the department noted.

Day 18 since the beginning of fighting in Karabakh.

• A 14-year-old teenager was wounded by shrapnel in the city of Vardenis in Armenia after an Azerbaijani drone hit his family’s car as they were driving to their farm.

• The Armenian defense ministry declared that not a single shot had been fired in the direction of Azerbaijan from the territory of Armenia so far – but now “the armed forces of Armenia reserve the right to strike at any military object or military movement in Azerbaijan.”

• The ministry of defense of Azerbaijan reported that “combat-ready missile systems have been neutralized” on the territory of Armenia. At the same time, it assured it was not using any combat drones against civilians.

• The Armenian military had fired over 100 artillery rockets at the city of Terter and several villages, killing a local resident, aide to the president of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, said on his Twitter.

• President Aliev tweeted that the Azerbaijani army had reclaimed control of eight more settlements in the areas adjacent to Karabakh [controlled by the Karabakh authorities after the Karabakh war in the early 1990s]. The Azerbaijani authorities reported that “in all, 44 settlements, or 5.5% of the occupied territories, have been liberated.”

• “Azerbaijanis and Armenians can live peacefully together in Karabakh”; “Negotiations are only possible on the basis of the Madrid principles, which secure the return of the occupied lands to Azerbaijan”; “Only Armenia and Azerbaijan will participate in the negotiations”; “Turkey must be involved in the negotiation process” – the president of Azerbaijan gave an interview to the Turkish television channel HaberTürk.

• Ilham Aliyev: “Azerbaijanis are not the enemy of the Armenian people”

• “International forces and organizations are not reacting to what is happening, they believe that the “territory for peace” formula could work. This harks back to the Munich Agreement of 1938, when, supposedly for the sake of peace, the territories of Czechoslovakia were ceded to Germany. Will the world let a new Hitler appear, this time in Asia Minor?” – Armenia’s PM said in an address to the Armenian people.

• Armenia’s Pashinyan: “The ‘peace in exchange for territory’ formula is unacceptable to us”

• The president of Karabakh said that “the armed forces of Azerbaijan have violated the ceasefire and begun to deliver even more powerful strikes. In some areas, the enemy has managed to break through the frontline” and called on “everyone to physically participate in the defense of the homeland”.

• “Armenia has not recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh so as not to disrupt the process of peace negotiations”; “In order to influence the Turkish president and stop the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, third, fourth parties must be involved in the conflict” – the Armenian president talked to the German newspaper Bild.

• Deployment of peacekeepers and Russian observers in Karabakh; the return to Azerbaijan of the areas that have been under the control of the Karabakh authorities after the war in the early 1990s; security guarantees for the [Armenian] population of Karabakh – such is the roadmap for defusing the Armenian-Azerbaijani military confrontation set out by Russia’s foreign minister in an interview with Russian journalists.

• Peacekeepers, return of regions to Azerbaijan – Russian FM on the conflict in Karabakh

• The presidents of Russia and Turkey discussed the conflict over the phone. Both spoke about the importance of observing the truce signed in Moscow on October 10. According to an official statement from the Kremlin, Putin had voiced his concern over the allegations that militants from the Middle East were participating in the hostilities, and expressed hope that Turkey would constructively contribute to de-escalation of the conflict.

• News, reports, photos / videos on military operations in Karabakh for October 14, 2020