Category: 2020

 14:54, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Editor in Chief of the Russian Dozhd TV channel Dmitry Yelovsky came under Azeri artillery strikes in the town of Martuni as Azerbaijani forces bombarded the civilian settlements of Artsakh.

The TV channel issued a statement saying that Yelovsky escaped unharmed and is now in a bomb shelter.

Other journalists from both Armenia and other countries were reporting from the scene when the attack happened. They were filming the damages to the local homes that were hit by Azerbaijani artillery strikes earlier.

Reporters of the French Le Monde newspaper and a cameraman of the ARMENIA TV Channel were wounded in the Azeri bombing.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 14:42, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. The Artsakh Air Defense Forces shot down another Azerbaijani warplane on October 1, the military’s spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said.

Moments ago she reported that the Air Defense units of the Artsakh Defense Army had shot down 1 warplane and 1 helicopter of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the southern and south-eastern directions on October 1. 

The Azeri air force has lost three warplanes since the fighting began from September 27.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 15:17, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the meeting with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council informed them that a joint statement on behalf of the presidents of Russia, the US and France is being prepared over the situation in Nagorno Karabakh, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, RIA Novosti reports.

“The meeting paid a special attention to the current situation in the Nagorno Karabakh line of contact. They once again expressed a deep concern over the ongoing battles”, Peskov said.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 14:56, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. The Artsakh Air Defense Forces shot down 2 Azeri attacking warplanes and 1 helicopter in the past 1 hour of October 1 amid the ongoing Turkish-backed Azeri offensive, the defense ministry said. 

The ongoing battles have intensified since early morning October 1 amid heavy Azeri bombings of civilian settlements in southern Artsakh, which resulted in two French reporters from Le Monde and one local cameraman being wounded. 

The Azeri bombings of civilian settlements since September 27 have so far killed 7 civilians in Artsakh.

UPDATES:

15:12 – Artsakh says it shot down one more Azeri military aircraft. 

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 15:20, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Reporter of 24News Sevak Vardumyan has been wounded as a result of Azerbaijani bombardments of the town of Martuni in Artsakh, the media outlet said.

“He sustained injuries to his back, he is not being transported to the hospital,” 24News said.

The Azerbaijani military targeted a group of journalists in Martuni on October 1.

Two French reporters of the Le Monde newspaper were wounded.

A cameraman for the ARMENIA TV Channel was also wounded.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 15:39, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani armed forces have targeted a vehicle transporting the crew of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) international news agency in Artsakh, the Artsakh authorities said, posting images of the damaged vehicle.

The Azerbaijani military targeted a group of journalists in Martuni on October 1.

Two French reporters of Le Monde, a cameraman for the ARMENIA TV Channel and a reporter of 24News were wounded as Azeri forces shelled the town of Martuni in Artsakh.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 16:18, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump have issued a joint statement regarding the situation at the Nagorno Karbakh conflict zone.

“The President of the Russian Federation, the President of the United States of America and the President of the French Republic, representing the Co-Chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, condemn in the strongest terms the recent escalation of violence along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

We deplore the loss of human lives and extend our condolences to the families of those killed and injured.

We call for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the relevant military forces.

We also call on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to commit without delay to resuming substantive negotiations, in good faith and without preconditions, under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs,” the statement says according to the French MFA.

 15:33, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. This is no longer just an issue of Karabakh, this is an issue of the international security, and the Armenian people are protecting also the international security, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook.

“Why Turkey has returned to the South Caucasus 100 years later? To continue the Armenian Genocide. But the continuation of genocidal policy for Turkey is not only a mean to exercise Armenophobia, but also is a pragmatic issue. Armenia and the Armenians of the South Caucasus are the last obstacle for continuing the Turkish expansion to the north, south-east and east and fulfilling the imperial dream. This is no longer a Karabakh issue, this is not an issue of the security of the Armenian people only. This is an issue of the international security, and the Armenian people are also protecting the international security, assuming perhaps a new historical mission”, the Armenian PM said.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:00, 1 October, 2020

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. One of the two French reporters working for Le Monde who were hit by Azeri shelling in Artsakh is in grave condition and is currently undergoing surgery, the Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan told ARMENPRESS.

“The Le Monde correspondent is in grave condition. The correspondent is undergoing surgery at the Stepanakert Medical Center,” he said.

Poghosyan said the Le Monde reporters were inside the Martuni City Hall building when the Azeri artillery strikes hit the town in Artsakh.

A group of reporters were targeted in the Azeri shelling on October 1 in Artsakh’s Martuni. 

A vehicle transporting the AFP crew came under artillery strikes.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan