YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan has committed war crimes.

The Minister of Justice of Armenia, Arpine Hovhannisyan, on Monday told the aforementioned to reporters.

“Brutal killings of [Armenian] civilians have taken place,” the minister said. “Considering the violation of international humanitarian rights and norms, the Republic of Armenia should act as a claimant.”

The situation at the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone dramatically escalated in the early morning hours on April 2. From regular shootings and frequent sabotage-reconnaissance attempts, Azerbaijan switched to large-scale attacks all along the Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, using a variety of weaponry as well as artillery, armored vehicles, and air force. Both sides have suffered casualties.