Military aggression of Azerbaijan․ Chronicle of developments 18.10.2020
18 October, 202022:10 Military operations continue, fierce clashes take place particularly in southern direction, representative of the MoD of Armenia
20:25 We want sanctions against Azerbaijan and Turkey․ Bundestag member Steffen Cotre is in Artsakh
19:00 UN Secretary General expects humanitarian truce to be respected
16:35 Azerbaijani military attacks caused humanitarian disaster. RA Ombudsman
15:15 All shelling of civilians and civilian facilities must be stopped. EU
15:10 Town of Martakert faces power, gas outage; 30% of housing stock damaged from Azeri bombardments
14:35 Humanitarian truce was agreed from this midnight. From 7.20 am Azerbaijan launches a large-scale offensive operation. Ripping up own commitments again puts on show dishonourable corrupt regime practices of Baku, Foreign MinisterMnatsakanyan wrote on Twitter.
13:10 The right to education of about 33 thousand people has been violated. Artsakh Ministry alarm
12:05 The Republic of Artsakh appreciates the efforts of the international community and first of all Russia aimed at the restoration of the ceasefire and stopping the war, Artsakh presidential advisor Davit Babayan said at a news conference
11:40 The RA Armed Forces did not fire along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. DM spokesperson denies
11:25 Azerbaijan tries to take Khoda Afarin Dam under control to have leverage on Iran, Davit Babayan
10:45 Armenia will undertake all necessary measures to impose peace on Azerbaijan. RA MFA
10:30 Azerbaijan doesn’t care of human lives and bodies of its servicemen, Artsakh Ombudsman
09:05 Azerbaijan launches attack in direction of Artsakh-Iran border Khoda Afarin Dam
09:00 In the morning the Azerbaijani armed forces attacked in the southern direction. Defense Army
03:30 Azerbaijan once again violated the ceasefire regime during the period of 00:04-02:45, firing from artillery and gunfire weapons in the northern direction of the contact line, and fired rockets in the period of 02:20-02:45 in the southern direction, MoD Armenia Shushan Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook page.
00:50 Ceasefire must be stable and verifiable. MFA Armenia
00:15 Situation on the front line calms down. Artsakh ready to provide humanitarian corridor to besieged Azeri troops if ceasefire is observed. Poghosyan, stated Artsakh President's spokesperson