Azerbaijani forces took Kubatlu, approached Syunik's gates: MOD representative

Unfortunately, Azerbaijani forces took Kubatlu, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said at a briefing today.

“Yes, the enemy came to the gate of Syunik, but the situation is not critical,” he said.

"Yesterday late in the evening the enemy succeeded to take Kubatlu and advance in certain directions", Ministry of Defense representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said at a briefing today.

“Today early in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces, joined by different terrorist organizations, as well as subdivisions of armed forces of other states launched wide scale offensives in several directions of south-eastern direction at the same time shelling and bombarding Artsakh towns,” Hovhannisyan said.

He said the works on detecting and eliminating sabotage groups in the villages north from Hadrut continue. Some sabotage groups left their cars and fled. Battles continue in few villages.

"We often retreat because people's lives are more important, it is not fatal. The fights are severe, the situation is hard, but it is not desparate. Today Armenian general is fighting with weapon in his hand, he is standing by soldier's side, I am sure, we will win," Hovhannisyan said.