Fighting Continues in Artsakh as Baku’s Call for Cease-Fire Seen as ‘Disinformation’

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic soldiers at the Martakert frontline

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic soldiers at the Martakert frontline

STEPANAKERT, YEREVAN—As heavy fighting continued between Karabakh and Azerbaijani forces on Sunday around the northern and southern borders, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry called for unilateral cease-fire, which was immediately rebuked by both Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as Baku’s efforts at disinformation.

12-year-old boy, Vaghinak Grigoryan, was hit by a Grad missile in his schoolyard in Martuni

12-year-old boy, Vaghinak Grigoryan, was hit by a Grad missile in his schoolyard in Martuni

Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack on Karabakh position on April 1 and 2, killing 18 soldiers and civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, Vaghinak Grigoryan, who was hit by a Grad missile in his schoolyard in Martuni. Two other children, including Grigoryan’s brother were injured in the schoolyard.

In making the call for a unilateral cease-fire, Baku characterized this weekend’s assault on Karabakh as “counterattacking actionsâ€

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