The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on August 3, Azerbaijan announced the conduct of the “Retribution” operation in Nagorno-Karabakh in response to the murder of its military serviceman. On August 5, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh reported about new shelling incidents.
Azerbaijani servicemen occupied the Sarybaba heights in the Shusha District, and Gyrkhgyz in the Khodjaly District. This gave Azerbaijan a strategic advantage, the Azerbaijani military experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” noted on August 5.
Azerbaijani militaries have taken control over Mount Buzdukh, the Azeri MoD has stated today. “As a result of measures to clarify our positions on the ground, our units took control of Mount Buzdukh and the heights surrounding it,” the TASS has quoted the MoD’s statement.
Let us remind you that earlier the Russian MoD reported about repeated violations of the ceasefire regime in the vicinity of Sarybaba and Buzdukh heights, as well as in the Mardakert District.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 6, 2022 at 11:40 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
See earlier reports:
Residents of Karabakh villages outraged by demand to leave their homes, Azerbaijani MoD did not confirm information about withdrawal of troops from heights in Karabakh, Operation in Nagorno-Karabakh improves Azerbaijan’s strategic dominance.
Author: The Caucasian Knot
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