Ceasefire attempt fails after nearly 100 killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes
- Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of new shelling as hostilities reignited between the two long-time adversaries
- Russia had announced on Tuesday that it had negotiated a ceasefire following clashes that left dozens of troops dead
Russia had announced on Tuesday that it had negotiated a ceasefire following clashes that killed at least 100 troops on both sides.
But Baku and Yerevan have now both accused the other of violating the truce.
Nagorno-Karabakh is at the heart of the decades-long dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. However, according to Armenia, the latest attacks targeted positions in Armenia, not in the contested region.
On Wednesday, Armenia’s defence ministry said “the enemy relaunched its attack by using artillery, mortar, large-calibre firearms in the directions of Jermuk, Verin Shorzha” on the border.
“Despite a clear reaction from the international community over the situation, in fact Azerbaijan’s military-political leadership continues its acts of aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia, targeting both military and civilian infrastructure.”