After the declaration of a humanitarian truce, the Azerbaijani military launched an offensive in the south of Nagorno-Karabakh. The press secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry Shushan Stepanyan stated this on October 18.
“By 07:20 (06:20 Moscow time), using artillery fire, the enemy launched an offensive in the southern [Карабаха](Khudaferin reservoir) in order to occupy advantageous positions, “she wrote in Twitter.
Stepanyan added that there are losses on both sides.
At midnight on October 18 (23:00 Moscow time on October 17), a humanitarian truce entered into force in Nagorno-Karabakh, an agreement on which was reached the day before between Yerevan and Baku.
In the first hours, the authorities of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic noted that the situation at the front line had calmed down. However, after a few hours, the countries exchanged accusations of non-compliance with the ceasefire.
Thus, Armenia reported about artillery and rocket attacks from the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Official Baku accused the enemy of shelling from mortars and artillery in the vicinity of Jebrail.
On September 27, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia escalated in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The parties accused each other of the shelling. The fighting continues to this day.
The conflict in Karabakh began in February 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its secession from the Azerbaijan SSR. During the armed confrontation in 1992-1994, Baku lost control over the region and seven adjacent districts.
Since 1992, negotiations have been underway on a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, headed by three co-chairs – Russia, the United States and France.