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[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

MAJOR - Visual indications that #Armenia has ceded approximately 8 km² to #Azerbaijan between its Baganis and Berkaber villages. Some military positions appear demolished, others built on the former internal Soviet border (or further away) as Baku pushes Yerevan for concessions.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

BREAKING - CNN reports on #Israel presence in #Azerbaijan during the US-Israeli-Iranian escalation this year, stating Israeli commando units present inside Azerbaijan, "several dozen troops", Mossad personnel, heliborne combat and rescue forces.

*First such report of its kind.

Source: https://t.co/rFZH460IJS

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

The #EU's Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Swedish @OlofBSkoog visits #NagornoKarabakh's empty capital Stepanakert, captured by Azeri forces in 2023, during official trip to #Azerbaijan, expressing shared objectives to promote peace.

[Olof Skoog @OlofBSkoog]

Pleasure to visit Azerbaijan for bilateral meetings and the Political and Security Dialogue with my colleague @HikmetHajiyev. Very useful exchange on EU-Azerbaijan relations and shared objectives to promote peace and stability in the South Caucasus and beyond.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

BREAKING - #Armenia's PM Pashinyan threatening to kill opposition candidates today three weeks away from parliamentary elections amid the possibility his party may lose their 8-year rule on power, and the arrest of several individuals who criticised him today in the streets.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

BREAKING - #Armenia PM Pashinyan mentions a new area to be ceded to #Azerbaijan, Barkhudarli village soviet-era enclave specifically mentioned, along with another one, not named, presumably Sofulu village, suggesting more border areas to be ceded. Adjacent to the area, Azeri troops control around 23 km² inside Armenia proper, no statements on any troop withdrawals.

Source: https://t.co/wdgxGW4HbT

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

EU's @eucopresident highlights "landmine contamination" challenges in #NagornoKarabakh during his visit to #Azerbaijan, no mention of the displaced 160,000 ethnic Armenians of the territory.

Source: https://t.co/U98EZ6yT6Q

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

#Armenia's PM Pashinyan directly stating that #NagornoKarabakh was "never ours" during the election campaign, in agreement to #Azerbaijan's official discourse on the former de facto territory, now emptied of its local Armenian population.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

OFFICIAL - US Chargé d'affairs in #Azerbaijan visits #NagornoKarabakh's empty capital Stepanakert and other areas of the territory on a govt-organised trip.

[U.S. Embassy Baku @USEmbassyBaku]

From May 1-2, Chargé d’affaires Amy Carlon traveled to Khojaly, Khankendi, Shusha, and Lachin alongside members of the diplomatic corps as part of an official trip organized by the Government of Azerbaijan. In Khojaly, CDA Carlon visited the Khojaly memorial dedicated to those who died in February 1992. In Shusha, she visited the ASAN public service center, a regional hospital, the construction area of a new mosque designed to be the largest in the region, and other sites. CDA Carlon also had the opportunity to learn about new infrastructure and regional development initiatives in Khankendi and Lachin, including Karabakh University and the Zerti Agro-Industrial Park. This was CDA Carlon’s second visit to the region in less than a week, and she emphasized that trips like these help build a clearer understanding of the region and support growing U.S.-Azerbaijan cooperation in areas like connectivity, economic development, defense, and security.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

BREAKING - Ukraine's Zelenski received in #Armenia by PM Pashinyan and other EU leaders, suggesting Yerevan join them in "sanctioning Russia".

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We are now finding our own sanctions formats against Russia’s shadow fleet. And this morning, we demonstrated our results – what Ukraine was able to achieve overnight. But partner sanctions are also needed. For example, the United Kingdom is doing this the right way, and it is important for us that they help other partners respond accordingly. In particular, we are discussing this today with Prime Minister Starmer and other partners during the visit to Armenia.

This visit is the first in the past 24 years. That means an entire generation has grown up in both Ukraine and Armenia during this time. Nevertheless, it is important that the visit is taking place, and that it coincides with the arrival of many other European – and not only European – leaders in Yerevan to take part in the European Political Community Summit.

For the first time, Armenia is hosting the European Political Community Summit. The fact that so many countries have come together in this way is certainly a strong European signal to Russia. Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney has also arrived. A meeting with him is scheduled for tomorrow. It is important that we all coordinate in a substantive way.

From a conversation with the media ahead of the meeting with Keir Starmer.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

MAJOR - #Armenia govt to host #Ukraine's Zelenski on 04 May, who in turn is expected to hold talks with Czech PM, Moldova's Maia Sandu and UK PM Starmer during their stay in Yerevan, PM Pashinyan at a point of no return on foreign policy orientation hosting an aggressive anti-Russia coalition.

Sources:
1.https://t.co/10UotALlo1
2.https://t.co/dxtXy1XGUD

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

Foreign diplomats assigned in Baku toured to Stepanakert, #NagornoKarabakh to visit the recently-built "Victory Park", built above demolished houses of former ethnic Armenians who fled the territory amid #Azerbaijan's capture in 2023.

Source: https://t.co/d0OuIbmjpd

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

🧵#Azerbaijan organised a visit for foreign diplomatic missions to #NagornoKarabakh's emptied capital Stepanakert on 18 April. Not all ambassadors visited, but a good number did, more lower-level staff visited, including military attachés. Here are some ambassadors that went:

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

Three back-to-back flights between #Azerbaijan and #Israel these past few days with an Azeri Silk Way Airlines IL-76 transport (reg. 4K-AZ100).

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

Some Azeri social media channels posting what is being reported as Iranian drones along the Nakhichevan exclave border with #Iran, near Julfa. We're working on verifying the reports. No irregularities reported in the reigon at the time of writing.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

US authorities now actively engaged in #NagornoKarabakh, following #Israel and #Turkey after the territory's capture by #Azerbaijan forces.

[U.S. Embassy Baku @USEmbassyBaku]

From April 27-29, Chargé d’Affaires Amy Carlon visited Aghdam and Fuzuli to engage with local communities and observe reconstruction and demining efforts. In Aghdam, she visited the Juma Mosque, the Imarat Complex, the Aghdam Railway and Bus Terminal Complex, Bash Garvand village, and the Aghdam Industrial Park, and observed the important work of ANAMA deminers who are clearing land for the safe return of IDPs.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

#EU now overtly signalling its anti-#Russia stance as an objective for its relations with #Armenia, echoing scenarios in Georgia, Moldova and the Ukraine in its "Joint motion for a resolution on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia" from 28 April 2026.

EU also justifying its interference in the upcoming parliamentary elections in favour of Pashinyan, citing "hybrid threats from Russian proxies" referring to "certain religious actors", presumably the Armenian Apostolic Church who the Pashinyan govt has been persecuting since early 2025.

Source: https://t.co/H5wkl1sm2m

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

Between 21 and 25 April 2026, at least eight #Turkey military flights to #Azerbaijan's Nasosnaya airbase from Balikesir (reg.17-0078), Trabzon (TCB-754), Isparta (15-0051) and Diyarbakir/Amet (18-0093)

Cargo unconfirmed, but coincides with the visit of Turkey's National Defence University delegation to #NagornoKarabakh's Shusha/i town, under Azeri military control since 2020. Number of flights suggests something more than simply a delegation.

*Nasosnaya airbase just outside of Baku is undergoing major renovations with an extra runway added, as well as reinforced hangers for aircraft.

**First time tracking a Turkish Navy flight, ATR 72-600 in the 10 years we've been running this channel.

Source: https://t.co/tECNu9Bijx

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

NYC Mayor @ZohranKMamdani references the 2023 #Azerbaijan's full-scale assault on #NagornoKarabakh as a continuation of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, sparking outrage from Baku and Ankara.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Armenia, we must refuse to let history repeat itself.

In 2020, the military forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey attacked the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh. In 2023, Azerbaijan expelled over 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, continuing the genocidal campaign that had begun over 100 years prior.

On this day of remembrance, we reaffirm the right of the Armenian people — and all people — to freedom, safety, and self-determination.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

MAJOR - The only remaining church in #NagornoKarabakh's capital Stepanakert, the Holy Mother of God cathedral, has been demolished by #Azerbaijan, confirmed through satellite imagery, demolished between March and April this year.

[Nagorno Karabakh Observer @NKobserver]

Recent satellite imagery further confirms the destruction of St Jacobs Church in the Hekimian neighbourhood of #NagornoKarabakh's capital Stepanakert by #Azerbaijan.