US Congresswoman Jackie Speier is outraged by reports of heavy and coordinated Azerbaijani artillery strikes on peaceful towns of Armenia. The American lawmaker informed about this on Twitter. 

“To be clear: these are internationally recognized Armenian towns, NOT disputed territory. It's unconscionable that the US continues to provide [Azerbaijani president Ilham] Aliyev w/ military aid,” Speier added. 

Starting from 12:05am on Tuesday, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces started firing intensively—from artillery and large-caliber firearms—at Armenia’s positions toward Goris, Kapan, Sotk, Jermuk, Artanish, and Ishkhanasar. The adversary is using drones, too. As a result of this large-scale provocation by the Azerbaijani side, an intense shootout has begun. The adversary is attacking both military and civilian objects, and is carrying out positional advance operations in some directions. Positional battles are going on. The Ministry of Defense informs that the Armenian side has casualties and wounded; the data are being verified.