The strength of the enemy’s attacks has been broken. The battles continue, but they are local battles, and it will take time to destroy the large number of sabotage groups. This is what representative of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said during this evening’s briefing, adding that Armenians are defending their homes and will win this war.

Asked what operations will be carried out in response to the shelling of the maternity hospital in Stepanakert, Hovhannisyan stated the following: “The Ministry of Defense of Armenia has said several times that we aren’t taking revenge over peaceful civilians like the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan do. We are fighting against the enemy who has invaded our home, be it the armed forces of Azerbaijan, Turkey or another country or terrorists. Yes, it is going to be a long battle, but we Armenians will win,” Hovhannisyan concluded.