According to a report, two former soviet states are in conflict over a region Azerbaijan calls Nagorna Karabakh and Armenia calls Artsakh. There is a conflict of interests in the region currently inhabited by Armenians. Reportedly, tensions have been high for months, air raid sirens and mortar fire were heard in the regions main city. According to the report, eleven Azerbaijan police officers were killed, mainly in mine blasts.
Reportedly, the two neighbours have gone to war twice over the region, first after the fall of the soviet union in the 1990s, then in 2020. According to the report, Azerbaijan recaptured territories that had been held by Armenia since 1994, but since December Azerbaijan has mounted a blockade of the only route to the region from Armenia, the Lachin corridor.
Reportedly, Armenia said Azerbaijan’s artillery strikes had violated the ceasefire along the entire line of contact. According to the report, the Azerbaijan ministry of defence said on Tuesday that Armenians were systematically shelling its army positions and responded by mounting local activities to disarm and secure the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces. Reportedly, Azerbaijan said the use of high precision weapons meant only legitimate military targets were being incapacitated. According to the report, a Karabakh human rights ombudsman said an adult and a child had been killed, and several children had been wounded.
Reportedly, an Armenian official said, as of 1400 hours local time the situation on the border is relatively stable. According to the report, the truce that brought the 2020 six week war to an end has come under increased pressure in recent months. Reportedly, a south Caucasus commentator said that the Armenian population in the area had been weakened by the blockade, and the Azerbaijan operation had been launched seemingly to retake the region in its entirety. According to the report, on Monday Azerbaijan allowed the red cross into the region on two roads, one the Lachin corridor, the other from Azerbaijan.