President Arayik Harutyunyan said Saturday, October 1 that the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Armenia is in full control of the situation after Azerbaijan launched an infiltration attempt near the town of Hadrut.

"I have just returned from Hadrut. At the moment the situation is completely under the control of the Defense Army," Harutyunyan said.

The sabotage was initiated almost immediately before a humanitarian ceasefire was supposed to come into force.

Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages, as well as the iconic Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. A humanitarian ceasefire was supposed to begin from midday, October 10, but Azerbaijan has launched a new offensive and struck settlements both in Karabakh and Armenia.