Today marks the sixth anniversary of the 44-day war. September 27, 2020 became the beginning of one of the most tragic chapters in modern Armenian history. At around 7:10am on that day, Azerbaijan launched an attack along the entire line of contact in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as in some parts of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

From the first hours of the war, heavy artillery, drones, and aviation were used. Heavy fighting continued for 44 days. Three attempts were made to stop the war, but in vain. The agreements were not respected, and the Azerbaijani armed forces continued their attacks. Azerbaijan had almost completely taken control of Artsakh, reaching as far as Shushi city.

Only on the night of November 9-10, when a trilateral statement was signed with the mediation of the Russian president, did the hostilities cease, and a Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed in Artsakh.

According to the Investigative Committee of Armenia, 3,833 people died on the Armenian side as a result of the war, of whom 3,755 were servicepersons and 78 were civilians.

The status quo formed after the 44-day war was maintained until September 19, 2023, when Azerbaijan launched another attack on Artsakh, which already had been under blockade for more than nine months. As a result, the population of Artsakh was forcibly displaced, and Armenian Artsakh came completely under Azerbaijani control.