The statement of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan that the Armed Forces of Armenia allegedly hit the town of Barda with Smerch is groundless and false. Shushan Stepanyan, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, on Wednesday stated this on Facebook.

On September 27, the Azerbaijani armed forces—assisted by the Turkish army—launched a large-scale attack against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), targeting its civilian population, too. On the same day, martial law was declared in both Armenia and Artsakh.