The Russian army on Saturday reported a violation of the ceasefire that ended in November the heavy fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. “A case of violation of the ceasefire was reported on [vendredi] December 11 in the district of Hadrut, ”said the Russian Defense Ministry, which has deployed peacekeeping forces on the spot, according to a statement released on Saturday.
These statements come as the Armenian army reported “attacks” from Azerbaijan on the villages of Khtsaberd and In Takher, which remained under the control of Karabakh forces. In a statement, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry denounced Armenian “provocations”, adding that “adequate countermeasures” had been taken. According to this source, “the cease-fire is being respected at present”.
“Exchanges of fire with automatic weapons”
A spokesman for the Russian peacekeeping forces, quoted by the Ria Novosti news agency, confirmed on Saturday “exchanges of fire with automatic weapons”. He added that requests for respect of the ceasefire had been sent “quickly” to both parties. Earlier today, Karabakh forces announced that three of their fighters were injured in an attack by Azerbaijani forces. Azerbaijani troops attacked Armenian fighters on Friday evening and “three were injured in the ensuing shooting,” said the territory’s defense ministry.
The fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, which claimed thousands of lives on both sides, culminated in a Moscow-negotiated cessation of hostilities agreement in November, which put in place an Armenian military rout and granted important territorial gains in Baku. A Russian peace force of some 2,000 troops has been deployed in the region to ensure compliance with the ceasefire.
During a visit this week to Azerbaijan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country has openly politically supported Azerbaijan in its offensive and has sometimes been suspected of providing material aid, proclaimed that “the struggle” against Armenia was not over. Calling on the Armenian leaders to “come to their senses” after their defeat in this six-week war, he assured that the reconquest of many territories by Azerbaijan “will be the beginning of a new era” in this mountainous region of the Caucasus.
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