The head of the Hadrut administration is currently in the city administration building. President of the Artsakh

The head of the Hadrut administration is currently in the city administration building. President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan

October 11, 2020

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS. On October 10, a subversive group of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces managed to enter the city of Hadrut, near Artsakh, in order to capture the city within hours. However, as a result of the redeployment of the Armenian forces, the head of the Hadrut city administration is currently in the city administration building. As reported by Armenpress, the President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan stated this at the October 11 meeting with journalists in Stepanakert.

“Since Ali stated (on October 9, when the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan were negotiating in Moscow) that they had occupied Hadrut, he realized hours before the ceasefire that they were far from the borders of Hadrut, the last blow was delivered to Hadrut. to the city.

They definitely had trained units, trained mercenaries, forces from the special services of other countries. “According to our information, they jointly formed a subversive group, the aim of which was not to sabotage, but to occupy Hadrut during the hours of the ceasefire,” Harutyunyan stressed.

He said that the enemy managed to bring these groups into the city of Hadrut, near the city, and carry out some subversive measures in the first stage. The President of the Artsakh Republic stressed that the Armenian forces managed to reorganize, the head of the Hadrut city administration is in the city administration building today. The President of Artsakh talked to him immediately before the press conference.

Minutes after Ali’s announcement on October 9, reporters from the Russian Wargonzo project posted a photo of Hadrut on a telegram channel with the caption “Did anyone take Hadrut?” “Ali has announced that he has taken Hadrut. The Wargonzo project team has just returned from there. The city is under the control of the Defense Army, “the telegram channel of the project said. Spokesman for the President of Artsakh Vahram Poghosyan noted that the statement of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Ali on the capture of the city of Hadrut in Artsakh is absolutely false.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan stated that a ceasefire will be established for humanitarian purposes from 12:00 on October 10 through the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the exchange of bodies of prisoners and other detainees. in accordance with the standards.

However, ignoring the agreement, the Azerbaijani units violated the ceasefire minutes after it came into force. The units of the Artsakh Defense Army applied appropriate measures to stop the enemy’s attack. On the evening of October 10, the enemy fired rockets at Stepanakert, Shushi and other large cities.

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