“Due to the situation, a special sitting of the National Assembly was convened. Speaking before the deputies, I declared martial law, a general mobilization for the age group over eighteen.” Arayik Harutyunyan said this while speaking in the Artsakh National Assembly.

“We have repeatedly stated that we are not in favor of war, but we are ready for war.

There is no one more peace-loving and peace-supporter than we are.

We did not want a war, this war was imposed on us, we must defend our homeland and families.

The entire responsibility for the aggravation of the situation will be borne by the military-political authorities of Azerbaijan.

“Azerbaijani President Aliyev will personally be responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe in the region,” he said.

Early this morning, Azerbaijan launched an air and missile attack in the direction of Artsakh.

RA Ministry of Defense spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan informed that the Armenian side hit two enemy helicopters and three UAVs. The battles continue.

Spokesman for the Artsakh President Vahram Poghosyan said that the enemy has started shelling along the entire line of contact, shelling peaceful settlements, including the capital Stepanakert. Later he wrote that the situation is completely under the control of the President of the Republic.

“We call on the population to keep calm, stay in hiding. Fighting continues along the entire line of contact. “The defense army is stopping the enemy’s actions with strong blows,” Poghosyan wrote.

At this moment, according to official data, the Armenian side has hit 2 enemy helicopters, 3 tanks and UAVs.

According to the Artsakh Human Rights Defender, two people were killed in the Martuni region, one woman and one child, there are two wounded. Data for other settlements are being verified.