Artsakh forces destroy Ganja airbase, says presidential spox
The Artsakh Defense Army on Sunday destroyed Azerbaijan’s Ganja airbase, Artsakh presidential spokesman Vahram Poghosyan said on Facebook. .
The airfield served as a base for Azerbaijani air attacks agianst not only Artsakh but also Armenia.
Meanwhile, the Armenian Defense Ministry formally declared that no fire was being opened from the territory of Armenia in the direction of Azerbaijan.
Earlier on Sunday, Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan said despite numerous warnings, the Azerbaijani terrorist army continues to target the civilian population of Stepanakert using Polonez and Smerch multiple launch rocket systems.
“Military installations permanently located in major cities of Azerbaijan have now become targets of the Defense Army. I call on the people of Azerbaijan to leave these cities as soon as possible to avoid possible casualties,” he wrote on Facebook, adding the whole responsibility for this lies with the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan.
In the early morning of September 27, Azerbaijan launched a massive air and artillery attack on the Artsakh military positions and numerous civilian settlements and infrastructure in the country, including the capital Stepanakert, the towns of Martuni, Martakert and Hadrut. Artsakh civilians were told to take shelter.
Both Armenia and Artsakh have declared martial law and a general mobilization.
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