Currently, the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) capital Stepanakert as well as Shushi and Martakert cities are being shelled—from Smerch rocket launchers—by the Azerbaijani armed forces.

The Artsakh Defense Army informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that the adversary, once again violating the requirements of international humanitarian and customary rights, is firing solely at peaceful settlements of Artsakh, as a result of which there are victims among the civilian population.

The military-political leadership of Azerbaijan is committing another war crime, and the criminal leadership of Azerbaijan bears all the accountability for the further escalation of the situation, the Defense Army added.