This is a footage from Stepanakert airport: people trying to flee with their families to avoid another acts of violence by Azerbaijan. Yet, all roads connecting them with the world are closed.
Ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan in a nutshell: A total blockade on 120k residents, followed by heavy artillery attacks with dozens of lives lost, a proposal for surrender and integration. It's evident - a deliberate strategy to force Armenians from their homes in Nagorno Karabakh.
This is how #EthnicCleansing looks like. The mastermind and main perpetrator of #ArmenianGenocide2023 has a name & surname - Ilham Aliyev - the head of fascist and corrupt regime in Azerbaijan. We will not rest until you are punished by the International Justice.
@Gegham_Artsakh reports about 32 casualties (2 children) and over 200 injured (13 children).
In Aliyev’s perception these innocent children are armed mercenaries, threatening his autocratic regime!
With the Azerbaijani military's advance, we are witnessing a disturbing trend of targeting schools, hospitals & residential areas. We have seen their previous treatment of civilians, including beheading the elderly, taking male population as hostages, harming women and children!
It should be realized that it's not just about shelling and drone attacks. Azerbaijani forces are advancing. A number of villages in different directions have already been occupied. NK is fiercely resisting with limited rescources, but the forces are unequal. No time left, act.
Moments ago, following a powerful audio testimony from @marutvanian (interrupted by sounds of shelling), I discussed Azerbaijan’s ongoing genocidal onslaught on Nagorno-Karabakh with @BBCWorld
Fighting continues with varying intensity along the entire line of contact.
The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, accompanied by fire from various weapons, continue the positional advance operations, targeting also the civilian infrastructure.
Fighting continued with varying intensity along the contact line. The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, accompanied by fire from various weapons, continued the positional advancement operations, targeting civilian infrastructures as well. The Defense Forces are resisting.
What the locals report about the Azerbaijani military targeting peaceful settlements, vital infrastructure & civilian population in Nagorno-Karabakh is more severe than during the 2020 war.
Killing people after starving them for more than 9 months—that’s what we have in NK now.
I haven't heard from my relatives in Nagorno Karabakh. The updates we are getting from others are devastating. Feeling powerless to do anything and it's taking a toll on our sanity. Frustrating to see those who could make a difference just expressing empty sympathy
After nine months of enduring hunger, we are now in a bomb shelter — sleeping with kids who yesterday dreamed of bread & today dream of waking up tomorrow. I don’t know if we will wake up but I hope you will remember us for resisting this genocide with honor. #NagornoKarabakh
@UNICEF Hey @UNICEF over 30000 children are being shelled by Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh. Women and children are among casualties. A genocide is happening on your watch! Would you mind bothering?
The United States is deeply concerned by Azerbaijan’s military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. We urge Azerbaijan to immediately stop these hostilities, which are worsening a dire humanitarian situation, & engage in dialogue with representatives of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh
❗️Around 5:00, the ambulance car of the Stepanakert's morgue, which was sent to the Martakert region in order to transport 8 bodies to to the capital, was fired at by the Azerbaijani armed forces. The driver of the ambulance car got injured and is currently not able to evacuate the bodies to Stepanakert.
The number of casualties in Nagorno Karabakh reached to 7, including 3 women and 2 children.
Aliyev continues claiming shamelessly that civilians are not targeted!
Worrying news coming out of #Artsakh. Azerbaijan indiscriminately attacking civilian areas, with children reported to be among the casualties. The Azeri aggression must stop! High time for European sanctions against the corrupt Aliyev regime. #stopgenocide@JosepBorrellF
The @UN Security Council to be convened on Sept 21 to discuss Azerbaijan’s military offensive agnst Nagorno Karabakh.
Let’s hope that by then it will not be too late.