Pashinyan expressly forbade usage of Iskander on two strategic sites of Azerbaijan – Russian reporter reveals details of conversation with Onik Gasparyan

Russian reporter, president of Izvestia paper’s Board of Directors Aram Gabrelyanov revealed the details of conversation with the head of the Chief of Staff of Armenia’s Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan.

He said he decided to do it after the circulation of Iskander issue.

“About a month ago in Moscow I had a hard and long conversation with head of the Chief of Staff of Armenia’s Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan. I cannot tell about everything but after Nikol raised the issue of this unique weapon, I will almost word to word quote what Onik said and you later decide,” Gabrelyanov wrote in his Telegram channel and quoted Gasparyan’s words:

“On the third day of the war as head of army’s headquarters I decided to use Iskander on two strategic sites – Baku-Ceyhan oil pipe and another one. Pashinyan expressly forbade, though the Russians made it clear that it is our matter, our war. Three days before Shushi’s falling, I requested permission from Pashinyan to hit with two Iskanders on the huge gathering of manpower at the foot of Shushi. Pashinyan expressly forbade, saying that the world community would curse us if we killed few thousands of enemy soldiers at once. The only time I was allowed to use Iskander was toward Shushi town. I used it. We used it and managed to bring few tanks to the town. Two days later I received order to leave Shushi and retreat.”