Pashinyan Has Not Discussed Potential Russian Involvement in Military Operations with Putin

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia has stated that he did not discuss the potential involvement of President Vladimir Putin of Russia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Pashinyan made this comment during an interview with several Russian media outlets. "Armenia wishes to build qualitatively new relations with Russia," he was quoted by TASS, according to reports from Armenpress.

On the morning of September 27, Azerbaijan began active shelling along the contact line with Artsakh, and subsequently unleashed aggression against the Republic of Armenia on September 29. Civilian areas and schools, including the capital Stepanakert, have been shelled in Artsakh.

As a result of Azerbaijan's attack, a total of 4 civilians have been killed in Artsakh, including 2 children, 1 woman, and 1 man. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces also targeted military and civilian infrastructure in Armenia, resulting in the death of 1 civilian in the Vardenis region and the destruction of a civilian bus from an Azerbaijani UAV strike.

The Armenian Armed Forces have reported 80 fatalities and approximately 120 individuals injured with varying degrees of bodily harm. A state of emergency and general mobilization has been declared in Armenia and Artsakh.

According to verified information, the Azerbaijani side has suffered more than 790 human losses and 1900 injuries as a result of the operations unleashed against Artsakh. The opponent has lost 74 unmanned aerial vehicles, 7 helicopters, 137 tanks and armored vehicles, 1 aircraft, 82 vehicles, 3 pieces of heavy engineer-technical equipment, and 4 armored personnel carriers.