On 27 September, at 07:10, the Republic of Azerbaijan launched a military offensive along the entire border of the Artsakh Republic, targeting the settlements located in the deep rear, including the capital Stepanakert.
08:25 PM Nikol Pashinyan said: “The enemy has launched an attack in the direction of Artsakh. The Defense Army successfully resists the attack. The situation is in operative development, the information will be summarized and provided as needed.
I urge to trust only official sources and be vigilant against giving in to hostile information flows.
Let us stand firmly behind our state, our army, in the positions of defense of our holy homeland. And we will win.
Long live the glorious Armenian army! Long live the Armenian statehood! Long live the Armenian people! ”
08:30 RA Minister of Defense Shushan Stepanyan stated: “Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan had a telephone conversation with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The minister presented the situation on the border and said that Azerbaijan had unleashed another provocation.”
08:35 Spokesman for the President of the Artsakh Republic Vahram Poghosyan stated: “Peaceful settlements are also being shelled, including the capital Stepnakert. We call on the population to take refuge.”
08:45 Major General of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army Jalal Harutyunyan was stated:”Our goal is one: to defeat the enemy by all possible means, to strike at its armed gangs, to destroy its military infrastructure, if necessary, to expand the security zone and impose a final peace. We must all work together to accomplish this task.
Our victory has no alternative. We protect the graves of our ancestors and the future of our children. We defend the right of our ancestors to live on land. The whole Armenian people is with us.
09:10 RA Ministry of Defense Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan:” The Armenian side struck2 enemy helicopters, 3 UAVs, and 3 tanks.”
10:05 RA Ministry of Defense spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan officially stated that the provocation undertaken by Azerbaijan was planned in advance.
10:15 The RA Armed Forces hit the enemy’s UAV in the northeastern direction .
10:25 Information security specialist Samvel Martirosyan wrote on his Facebook page: “Almost all social media are blocked in Azerbaijan. Facebook, Youtube, Whatsapp, TikTok. Only Twitter works smoothly.”
10:30 Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan: “We call on the population to take refuge, to show calm. It is a war to the death, we will all fight to the death. We will wage a national war, we will win a national victory.”
10:30 Artsakh Human Rights Defender: “There are also civilian casualties and damages.”
10:50 RA Ministry of Defense Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan:․ “Two people were killed in the Martuni region, one woman and one child, there are two wounded.”
11:10 Artsakh Defense Army, “According to verified information, the Azerbaijani armed forces lost 2 helicopters, 14 unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as losses of armored vehicles .”
11:15 Military situation and general mobilization has been declared in Artsakh: “They will be held accountable for each victim,” said the President of Artsakh.
12:10 RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan: “The government will consider the issue of declaring military situation and partial mobilization “.
12:40 Military situation general mobilization was declared in the Republic of Armenia.
12:45 The message of the RA Minister of Defense David Tonoyan : “Our response will be tougher than ever.”
