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The authorities of the Nagorno -Karabakh announced the ceasefire
The authorities of the unrecognized Nagoric Karabakh announced the ceasefire at the suggestion of Russian peacekeepers, 24news reports with reference to the republic’s information center. The fire should be stopped at 13:00.
"During two days of stubborn battles, the units of the Armed Forces of the Artsakh heroically defended from the enemy, which was several times surpassed in manpower and military equipment, inflicting the greatest losses to him. Unfortunately, the Artsakh side also has losses and wounded, and in some sections the enemy managed to break through to the combat positions of defense forces, take control of a number of heights and strategic units of rings," the said statement.
"In the current situation, the actions of the international community in the direction of ending the war and settlement of the situation are insufficient. Taking into account all this, the authorities of the Republic of Artsach accept the proposal of the command of the Russian peacekeeping mission regarding the ceasefire," the report said.
Questions with the Azerbaijani side of "reintegration" and ensuring the rights and security of the Armenians of the Nagorno -Karabakh will be discussed at a meeting in the city of Evlah on September 21.
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All night and morning in Nagorno -Karabakh, shelling and battles continued. The Azerbaijani army, according to various sources, advanced and occupied a number of settlements and heights.
"The units of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces continue to promote operations, also aiming at civilian infrastructure facilities, accompanying them with fire from various types of weapons. Defense army units defending actions are stubbornly resisted to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, causing losses to the enemy," the military said.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Gegam Stepanyan, reported that seven civilians were killed as a result of shelling, and 35 more , including 13 children, were injured.
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan said that "local anti -terrorism events" are successfully continuing:
"The military positions, military vehicles, artillery and anti-aircraft missile systems, electronic warfare stations and other means of military-purpose forces of the Armed Forces of Armenia are neutralized. Exactly firing strikes destroy military facilities and combat equipment of the armed forces of Armenia at strategically important heights." - The publication says.
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan also stated that the reports of the shelling of civilian facilities are not true.
"Units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are taken to the sight and disable only legal military facilities and military infrastructure with a high -precision weapon."