On November 4, the Azerbaijani military shelled the southern outskirts of the city of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to Armenian media sources, the shelling targeted a number of civilian settlements in the vicinity of Shushi, including the village of Karintak. The artillery strikes resulted in material losses. However, no casualties were reported.
#Azerbaijan non stop fires the civilian settlements in #Artsakh including the cities pic.twitter.com/5ngD1RlHah
— Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) November 4, 2020
The city of Shushi after yesterday’s bombing #Artsakh/#NagornoKarbakh pic.twitter.com/HB4eLvoHCt
— Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) November 4, 2020
Rocket fire was opened in the direction of Shushi
Кадры из Шуши, чуть раньше подвергшегося ракетному обстрелу#NKpeace pic.twitter.com/9P14Y9aOsf— Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) November 3, 2020
3 Smerch rockets were fired in direction of #Shushi: 2 residential houses are on fire pic.twitter.com/izAjGxOCuN
— Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) November 3, 2020
Yesterday’s video of the opponent’s artillery attack on the village of Karin Tak. The “Hetq” film crew also filmed the moment when a unit of the Artsakh defense Army hit the firing points of the Azerbaijani armed forces. pic.twitter.com/9Ns9haCE4H
— Re:public of Artsakh (@publicofartsakh) November 4, 2020
Azerbaijani forces are advancing slowly towards Stepanakert. The forces are currently less than 20 km away from the capital’s center and 12 km away from Shushi.
Azerbaijani strikes have reportedly damaged 50% of the Stepanakert. Nevertheless, most of the residents are refusing to leave, according to the city’s Mayor David Sargsyan.
The Armenian Unified Infocenter said at least 50 Armenian civilians were killed and 148 others were injured since the beginning of the Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27. More than 19,000 civilian properties were also damaged or destroyed.
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The Azerbaijani attack is creating a real humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku claims that Armenian rocket and missile attacks on its territory are also leading to human losses.
Despite the heavy human cost, both Armenia or Azerbaijan are still not ready to reach a political settlement that would end the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
