Civilians injured after Azerbaijan targets Stepanakert againOctober 29, 2020 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan struck Stepanakert in the morning of Thursday, October 29, injuring two people, the State Service of Emergency Situations reports. A Smerch rocket landed on the house of a Stepanakert resident, injuring the owner and his neighbor. Two buildings were destroyed as a result of the strike. Azerbaijan shelled the cities of Shushi and Stepanakert on Wednesday, deliberately targeting and damaging the maternity hospital in the Karabakh capital. Civilians were killed and injured in Shushi. Nagorno-Karabakh Human Rights Defender Artak Beglaryan said that Wednesday (October 28) was probably the hardest day in Stepanakert throughout the war. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |