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Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh declared no-fly zone

Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh declared no-fly zone

 The Armenian defence ministry declared a no-fly zone in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, except for military aircraft,  the Armenian Defence Ministry's spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said. She also refuted rumors about a …

Heavy fighting continues near Shusha

Heavy fighting continues near Shusha

Heavy fighting continues in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the immediate vicinity of Shushi, the Armenian Defense Ministry reports. Earlier the French newspaper Le Monde reported on the difficult situation of the Armenian …

Armenia confirms liberation of Gubadli by Azerbaijan

Armenia confirms liberation of Gubadli by Azerbaijan

A representative of the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed at the briefing that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces liberated the city of Gubadli. "Yesterday, unfortunately, during fighting late in the evening, …

Armenia uses women in Karabakh fighting

Armenia uses women in Karabakh fighting

The military leadership of the Armenia, which suffered heavy losses in the battles with Azerbaijan is sending women to the front, spokesman for the Defence Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said. According to him, a women's …

Armenia's death toll in Karabakh battles reaches 710

Armenia's death toll in Karabakh battles reaches 710

The Armenian Defence Ministry has confirmed 37 more its military servicemen were killed in Nagorno-Karabakh. Thus, the overall confirmed military casualties of Armenia reached 710. The facts confirm that the exact …

Armenia officially allows itself to shoot at Azerbaijan

Armenia officially allows itself to shoot at Azerbaijan

Armenia's Ministry of Defense announced its right to target any military installations and combat movements on the territory of Azerbaijan. "We declare that from now on, the Armenian Armed Forces reserve the right to target any …

Armenian brings armed forces to full combat readiness

Armenian brings armed forces to full combat readiness

Armenia's Defense Ministry declared about bringing Armenian armed forces to full combat readiness.  According to head of the Foreign Affairs Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev, …

Armenian Defense Minister fled the country

Armenian Defense Minister fled the country

As users of the Armenian sector of social networks report today, the head of the Armenian Defense Ministry David Tonoyan fled the country. This reports were published against the background of the full-scale renewal of the Karabakh war with …

Armenian soldier dies in hospital

Armenian soldier dies in hospital

A 19-year-old conscript soldier has died in a military hospital of the Armenian Defense Ministry, the press service of the department reported. Private Khachik Baghdasaryan, who served in one of the military units of Armenia, on August …

Russian gunmakers on pressure from Armenia

Russian gunmakers on pressure from Armenia

Russian company Promtechnology's weapons produced under the brand ORSIS, which participated in the disrupted tender of Armenia's Armed Forces, have been successfully tested by Armenian troops several times, without raising any questions …

Armenian Defense Minister on weapon purchased by country

Armenian Defense Minister on weapon purchased by country

The Armenian Armed Forces are buying mainly new weapons, Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan said during a preliminary discussion of the draft state budget for 2020.. “In 2019 and 2020, only new, modern …

Karabakh occupants flee to Iran?

Karabakh occupants flee to Iran?

A soldier has left the military unit in south of Armenia five days ago voluntarily and there is no information about him yet, Shamshyan.com reported. According to a relative of the missing soldier, the command tells them that the …

Armenia provokes arms scandal with Russia

Armenia provokes arms scandal with Russia

Russia will send a letter to Armenia over a disruption of an arms tender, in which Russian weaponry manufacturer ORSIS participated, and ask Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan to settle the situation, according to …