28 September 2020

On this historical day

Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved in line with the international law and Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions calling for an immediate, unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied territories. Ilham Aliyev

The Armenian side is trying to conceal its losses by spreading misinformation

The information spread by Armenian Defense Ministry officials on the number of casualties about Azerbaijan Army is baseless and does not reflect reality. This is aimed at reducing to some extend anxiety among the Armenian population and chaos in the army, in the face of Azerbaijan army successes.

According to intelligence information obtained at the end of the day, the Armenian army suffered serious losses as a result of the combat operations. Thus, 22 enemy tanks and other armored vehicles, 15 OSA anti-aircraft missile systems, 18 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 8 artillery pieces were destroyed. The enemy suffered more than 550 casualties, including dead and wounded. 3 weapons and ammunition depots have been destroyed in different direction.

The commander of the enemy airborne battalion Lieutenant Colonel Lernik Vardanyan was killed in the battles in the direction of Talysh village, and his unit’s personnel suffered heavy losses.

Due to the large number of wounded in the enemy’s army, there is a shortage of beds in military and civilian hospitals and reserve blood deficiency in the blood bank. As always, the Armenian side hides the real number of combat casualties in its army from the public.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/the-armenian-side-is-trying-to-conceal-its-losses-by-spreading-misinformation-32371.html

Our units continue to destroy enemy equipment – VIDEO

Units of the Azerbaijan Army continue to destroy the enemy’s military equipment with precise fire.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/our-units-continue-to-destroy-enemy-equipment-video-32346.html

Two more enemy tanks were destroyed – VIDEO

As a result of the steps taken to prevent the active combat activity of the enemy, 2 more Armenian Armed Forces tanks were destroyed by precise fire of our units.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/two-more-enemy-tanks-were-destroyed-video-32356.html

The enemy is warned for the last time

The city of Tartar has been under fire from the Armenian armed forces units since the morning of September 28.

Ministry of Defense’s leadership warns the other side for the last time that we will take adequate response measures against them.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/the-enemy-is-warned-for-the-last-time-32359.html

“Rumours of militants from Syria allegedly being redeployed to Azerbaijan is another provocation by the Armenian side and complete nonsense,”

Azerbaijan denies Turkey sent it fighters from Syria amid Karabakh fighting

Advantageous high grounds around Talysh village were cleared of the enemy – VIDEO

A large number of enemy forces have been killed

Units of the Azerbaijan Army, moving from the high grounds and advantageous positions liberated from the Armenian armed forces, continue the counter-attack to consolidate the achieved success.

By inflicting rocket-artillery and air strikes on enemy positions, he was forced to retreat from the frontiers he was trying to hold.

Several advantageous high grounds around the village of Talysh were cleared of the occupying forces, and the enemy suffered heavy losses.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/advantageous-high-grounds-around-talysh-village-were-cleared-of-the-enemy-video-32370.html

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

On 27 September, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Emmanuel Macron expressed his country’s concern over the armed confrontation on the line of contact between Armenia and Azerbaijan and stressed the importance of resolving the conflict through negotiations.

The head of state noted that Armenia’s leadership had been consciously disrupting the process of negotiations. The statement of the Armenian leadership that “Nagorno-Karabakh is Armenia” dealt a severe blow to the negotiations. At the same time, the assertion that “Azerbaijan should negotiate with Nagorno-Karabakh” is an attempt to change the format of the talks, which is also unacceptable, as stated by the leadership of the Minsk Group.

During the telephone conversation, the head of state highlighted the course of events related to the ongoing military provocation committed by Armenia against Azerbaijan on September 27, noting that our civilians and our servicemen were killed due to heavy artillery fire on the positions of Azerbaijan’s armed forces and residential areas along the frontline. The armed forces of Azerbaijan are conducting successful counter-offensives in response.

The President of Azerbaijan noted that the political and military leadership of Armenia bears responsibility for the future developments related to Armenia’s military provocation.

During the telephone conversation, the parties agreed to establish contacts through diplomatic channels.

https://en.president.az/articles/41027

Our troops are conducting a combat operation to liberate the occupied territories – VIDEO

Our military units’ combat operation aimed to defeat the enemy and liberate our lands continues.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/our-troops-are-conducting-a-combat-operation-to-liberate-the-occupied-teritories-video-32373.html

Major General Mayis Barkhudarov: “We will fight to destroy the enemy completely”

Commander of the Army Corps, Major General Mayis Barkhudarov: “Counter-attack operation conducted to prevent enemy attack continues successfully. Fierce battles are going on. Our army carries out the tasks of liberating our lands from occupation with high fighting determination and courage. The military personnel of the Army Corps under my command will fight to the last drop of blood to completely destroy the enemy and win”.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/major-general-mayis-barkhudarov-we-will-fight-to-destroy-the-enemy-completely-32376.html

Foreign military attachés and representatives of international organizations in our country were informed about the operational situation – VIDEO

On September 28, foreign military attaches and representatives of international organisations accredited in the Republic of Azerbaijan (UN, EU, ICRC) have been briefed by the Ministry of Defence on Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan, the situation on the frontline, counter-operations of our troops and the general operational situation.

The representatives were informed in detail about the enemy’s losses, liberated territories and high grounds, as well as enemy provocations and its disinformation activities.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/foreign-military-attaches-and-representatives-of-international-organizations-in-our-country-were-informed-about-the-oper-32382.html

Several more enemy military vehicles were destroyed – VIDEO

As a result of precise strikes by Azerbaijan Army units, several more combat vehicles belonging to the Armenian armed forces were destroyed in different directions of the front.

The video shows the destruction moments of enemy combat vehicles.

https://mod.gov.az/en/news/several-more-enemy-military-vehicles-were-destroyed-video-32395.html

llham Aliyev met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via videoconferencing

On the initiative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a meeting via videoconferencing has today been held between him and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

President Ilham Aliyev provided information about the military provocation committed by Armenia against Azerbaijan yesterday. He noted that on 27 September, Armenia used heavy artillery to fire on the positions of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces and residential areas located along the Line of Contact. Azerbaijani civilians and servicemen were killed due to the attack. The Azerbaijani side is conducting a successful counter-offensive operation in self-defense.

The head of state emphasized that this was not the first time the Armenian side had perpetrated a military provocation. In particular, the occupying country carried out a similar provocation on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border this July. In August, an Armenian subversion group attempted to cross the Line of Contact. Simultaneously, Armenia is illegally resettling foreign nationals from other countries in Azerbaijan’s occupied territories, representing a flagrant violation of international law under the Geneva Convention.

The President of Azerbaijan also noted that Armenia’s prime minister had created armed groups of volunteers consisting of tens of thousands of civilians being forced to participate in military operations against Azerbaijan.

During the conversation, President Ilham Aliyev said he had spoken of Armenia’s preparations for a new war in his speech at the UN General Assembly’s 75th session’s general debates.

The head of state said that the Armenian leadership had been deliberately derailing the negotiations. The Armenian leadership’s statement that “Nagorno-Karabakh is Armenia” dealt a severe blow to the talks. The statement that “Azerbaijan should negotiate with Nagorno-Karabakh” is an attempt to change the negotiations’ format, which is also unacceptable, as confirmed by the leadership of the Minsk Group.

President Ilham Aliyev said that the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved in line with the international law and Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions calling for an immediate, unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied territories.

During the conversation, the parties also recalled the Special Session of the UN General Assembly in response to COVID-19 initiated by Azerbaijan. The head of state thanked the UN Secretary-General for supporting this initiative. President Ilham Aliyev noted that Azerbaijan would continue to spare no effort in the international arena to combat COVID-19.

During the videoconference, the parties also discussed issues related to the prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UN.

https://en.president.az/articles/41087