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Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Mirzoyan briefed his Russian counterpart on the situation along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border resulting from the large-scale aggression launched by the Azerbaijani military at around midnight on September 13, according to the readout of the call.

“Ararat Mirzoyan briefed on the steps undertaken by the Republic of Armenia, including the appeal to the Russian Federation, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the UN Security Council, aimed at stopping the Azerbaijani aggression and eliminating its consequences,” the statement said.

Azerbaijani forces began intense shelling of Armenian border positions near Vardenis, Sotk, Artanish, Ishkhanasar, Goris and Kapan at around midnight, using combat drones, artillery and large-caliber firearms.

Towns and villages in Armenia’s Syunik and Gegharkunik Provinces came under Azerbaijani shelling. An Armenian ambulance was reportedly hit on the Kapan-Chakaten highway.

49 Armenian soldiers were confirmed dead in the nighttime attacks by Azerbaijan.

Three civilians were also injured in the Azerbaijani shelling, the Health Ministry reports, adding one of them is in severe condition.