nagorno-karabakh wanted a referendum to join all media but joseph stalin had other plans based on the need for national peace between muslims and amin ians on the economic ties of the upper and lower karabakh its permanent ties with as regime leave nagorno-karabakh within the as regime soviet socialist republic for more than 6 decades armenia tried to repeal the decision with no success then in the late eighty's the people of nagorno-karabakh started their own campaign to unite with armenia after a vote they declared their allegiance to in 1988 which was rejected by both moscow and. millions protested in both countries buildings were torched businesses were attacked military conflict started in the disputed area but nothing changed moscow had made its decision 3 years later and 99 to one the u.s.s.r. collapsed but still nothing changed. then started the bloodiest clash the regions of a scene and total an estimated $30000.00 were killed and $1000000.00 what displaced finally in 1994 a fragile russian troops came into effect. since then military clashes have periodic reflagged up and su

still laying claim to the nagorno-karabakh region well these are exclusive pictures filmed by an r.t. crew in nagorno-karabakh you can see parts of the drone that was shot down by armenian armed forces during the fighting our crew is so far the only media granted access to the area by the armenian author. dollops that is a report from the site filmed with a night vision camera right now we're between the positions of the armenian army which is over there and the as they are by joining forces which are stationed right over this hill and here is the debris of a massive unmanned drone that was shot down by the armenian defense this is the main piece but not the only one in fact there's still a distinctive stench of burning up in the air which means it was shot down literally hours before we arrived here in fact where the 1st international news crew allowed here by the armenian forces here is school and everybody has to walk over a huge like pieces of metal like this and well this marks yet another day of deadly clashes between. the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and as they are by j

nagorno-karabakh of course is one of several border disputes remaining from the collapse of the soviet union the republic seceded from was about john over 30 years ago and declared itself independent however it's not widely recognized as an independent state with all the backstory here's saskia taylor. a region nestled in the caucasus mountains caught between armenia and azerbaijan is now in the global spotlight how did new corner karabakh to get to this trouble point the disputed territory has a rich history having lived under many rulers and kingdoms before seeing out the final days of the russian empire $917.00 came the empire collapsed $918.00 came as a beach on an armenia became independent historically armenia and nagorno-karabakh were clear but as a big john tried again and again to take back control armenia and azerbaijan independence was short lived in 1920 they were incorporated into the soviet union. in a corner carpark wanted a referendum to join all media but joseph stalin 7 had other plans based on the need for national peace between muslims and armenians and the economic

that by john continue to trade blows over the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh our correspondent gets exclusive access to the heart of the conflict. right now where between the positions of the armenian army which is over there and the other by joining forces which are stationed right over this hill with the 1st international news crew allowed here by the armenian forces. they want turkey because it's full weight behind azerbaijan taking a hardline approach. turkey will continue to stand by its friend and brother in azerbaijan by all means and with all its heart immediately leaves the territory it is occupying the region will return to peace and harmony. and stepping into the ring donald trump and joe biden prepared to slug it out in the 1st debate of the presidential election. also with the bellary still gripped in a political crisis the french president makes the country's self exiled opposition leader and agrees to mediate in negotiations. a warm welcome this is r.t. international with meeting. of the un security council has called for an immediate end to clashes currently gri

nagorno-karabakh is in the south caucasus it's internationally recognized as part of their by jan but is controlled by ethnic armenians and backed by armenian forces as a result of the remote region has become a defacto breakaway republic. the near 40 year old conflict stems from the way the borders were redrawn during the breakup of the soviet union with both on and azerbaijan claiming nagorno-karabakh as their own in the early ninety's hostilities between the 2 neighbors led to a full scale war that killed more than 30000 civilians and ended with a russian brokered cease fire in 1994. since then there have been a regular missions in the area but the latest flare up has been the most violent in the last 20 years the conflict has international ramifications russia has traditionally supported our media and provided weapons for its military by jan is a major oil exporter to hear that is backed by turkey. doesn't sound from the rhetoric that's coming out of the of the saud that leave the saudi particularly king to talk. and you know this would be a problematic conflict even with outside

is a situation where nagorno-karabakh was effectively the independence of as a by. menial obviously to help their fellow citizens as they saw as in nagorno-karabakh during the conflict in the ninety's even if you can't come to a final conclusion about who who gets what does of the past as long as people aren't being killed then that's that's good and you know for many years that has been the case here and certainly no longer the case. the u.k. and canada have slapped sanctions on the bell of russian president alexander lukashenko his son and 6 other senior government officials the measures include a travel ban on the freezing of assets the british foreign secretary said the restrictions have been introduced to uphold democratic values and part pressure on those responsible for quote repression in belarus following the disputed election or near the french president also weighed in on the situation as he promised help to the belorussian opposition leader and money will micron's pledge came with svetlana taken off sky out for the 1st time on tuesday r.t. charlotte dubi

instapundit the capital of the disputed nagorno-karabakh region this morning began with the sounds of explosions and air raid sirens and unmanned drone was shot down we saw the famed smoke above the mountains which are right behind me the military has told me it was a small drone but size is not of the essence here apparently such small you avi's are actually even deadlier than the large ones because they are designed to specifically eliminate large groups of people they're designed to target personnel not vehicles or machines that's how yet another day of brutal fighting begins here in the cab back there are no signs that the intensity of this fighting is receding on the contrary the armenian defense ministry has said that its army base in armenia on armenian soil came under the attack of the azerbaijani forces if this is indeed true this would mean that this conflict has spilled beyond the borders of this disputed region and now in tangles armenia directly and this could be the beginning of the escalation of this conflict into an even larger and more deadly war as beyond meanwhile t

well this marks yet another day of deadly clashes between armenia and the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and as there by john not by turkey in fact amenia accused by john of attacking its soil today which means that probably conflict spilled over the borders of this disputed region but we're being told that we have to hurry we have to rush it is not safe here so we have to wrap up i will be bringing you more of this as we go more of this as a stay here i'm done of reporting from the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh r.t. . meanwhile as every media publish the video allegedly of a drone attacking armenian soldiers comes as armenia and azerbaijan both report increasing civilian and military casualties i think it has more on the escalating situation. well the violence didn't stop with the onset of the night now what we're hearing is that about johnny forces claim that armenians shelled the civilian settlements over nice that they had been damage to civilian infrastructure civilian casualties a dubber of people wounded we also have heard as there by john claim to have destroyed an s 300 an

the capital of the disputed nagorno-karabakh region and well the you can see how dark it is around me well it's because we're in a forest or somewhere in the middle of nowhere no in in the middle of a city. a big pretty big bustling city normally shining with the lights but this is not the case right now because all the street lights have been switched off people are trying not to light the lights in their homes just because just to make it more difficult the job more difficult to those who are bombing this town what has become regular here raid sirens that sort of a sort of terrifying soundtrack to this war i should say this city of to panic at is pretty far from the front line about 60 kilometers probably but regularly every day we're hearing dozens of raid sirens and we hear we're hearing explosions as the missile defense systems as added fan systems i should say are shooting down these drones that the air by johnny army is sending in sending in here now when it comes to the latest as to what's going on on the frontlines well i wish i could tell you that it is getting more timid bu

day now as the belligerence once again vie for control of the long disputed border region of nagorno-karabakh. on the ground this exclusive video shows the wreckage of a drone shot down by the armenian army the only media outlet that i mean is permitted to enter the conflict zone. since this report filmed with a night vision camera. right now we're between the positions of the armenian army which is over there and the as they are by joining forces which are stationed right over this hill and here is the debris of a massive unmanned drone that was shot down by the armenian air defense this is the main piece but not the only one in fact there's still a distinctive stench of burning up in the air which means it was shot down literally hours before we arrived here in fact where the 1st international news crew allowed here by the armenian forces the here is school and everybody has to walk over a huge like pieces of metal like this and well this marks yet another day of deadly clashes between armenia and the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and as there by john not by turkey in fact amenia accu

the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and as there by john not by turkey in fact a meanie accused by john of attacking its soil today which means that probably conflict spilled over the borders of this disputed region but we're being told that we have to hurry we have to rush it is not safe here so we have to wrap up i will be bringing you more of this as we go more of this as a stay here don of reporting from the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. strongly rejected claims there are many and territory and show you footage from the . tar tar close to nagorno-karabakh region the nations the fence ministry claims armenian shells hit civilian targets on a local court building along with some hard was left damaged. meanwhile journalists are still awaiting permission to enter and report from among them our senior correspondent. another day and there is still be no response from the by chinese side to all the journalists and correspondents and media outlets that have. followed requests for entry to as if i john to be allowed to work and to cover the conflict from the as it budget inside s

sunday morning in nagorno—karabakh.tanks, artillery, drones and helicopters broke over this territory disputed by azerbaijan and armenia for more than 30 years. both countries accused each other of reigniting the conflict. both sides reported casualties, including civilians. translation: it is no secret that the first fire, including artillery fire, was opened by armenia. and the first to die were azerbaijani servicemen. azerbaijan gave a decent response to the enemy and the enemy could not move an inch. the armenian prime minister urged the world community not to stay silent. translation: the outbreak of a large—scale war in the south caucasus, the brink of which we are standing now, could have the most unpredictable consequences. it could go out of the region's borders and take wider volumes and threaten international security and stability. turkey expressed its solidarity with azerbaijan. russia called for an immediate ceasefire. the mountainous kara bakh was an autonomous region within soviet azerbaijan, populated l

army here now as a continuous trade blows over the disputed territories nagorno-karabakh reports of their strikes on the region's capital meanwhile turkey throws its full weight behind us the vision and the president taking a hard line approach. turkey will continue just standpoints friend and brother in azerbaijan by all means and with all its heart when some media immediately leaves the territory it is occupying the region will return to peace. also this hour with better roots still grips in the political crisis following the disputed election the french president meets the country's exiled opposition leader and in greece to mediate in negotiations and 2nd one donald trump and joe biden prepared to slog it out in the 1st presidential debate. whether the welcome you're watching r.t. internationalists to see anything just gone 7 o'clock in the sky now hostilities between armenia and azerbaijan have continued into a 3rd day is the worst flare up of an old territorial dispute since a truce was agreed a quarter of a century ago violence exploded between the nations on sunday with both laying

. what is at the heart of this dispute over nagorno-karabakh. the soviet union. armenia and azerbaijan were part of the soviet union. the war has not ended. there was a cessation of hostilities and a ceasefire in 1994, and the conflict was, for a large part, not frozen, but it wasn't full—blown war. for years now, attention has been building up. there was some hope, with the election of the prime minister in armenia, but those hopes seemed to be dashed. this fighting is by far the most serious we have seen since the most serious we have seen since the ceasefire. or it has the potential to be. in 2016, there were clashes in april that resulted in the deaths of 200 soldiers from both sides. but this, the fighting now, appears to be taking place across a far bigger geographic area, and the volume of reporting coming from the front line appears to suggest that this could develop into something far more serious. you mentioned that the local government, nagorno—karabakh, declared the local government, nagorno—kara bakh, declared martial law. just rece

well this marks yet another day of deadly clashes between armenia and the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and as they're by john not by turkey in fact amenia accused by john of attacking its soil today which means that probably conflict spilled over the borders of this disputed region but we're being told that we have to hurry we have to rush it is not safe here so we have to wrap up i will be bringing you more of this as we go more of this as a stay here i'm done of reporting from the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh r.t. . meanwhile as the media have published video allegedly of a drone attacking armenian soldiers comes on me near accuses turkey of shooting down its fine to jet and subversion in turkey deny that claim but the armenian prime minister says there can be no doubt. but this is already an established fact we have information that turkey is seeking a reason for a wider involvement in this conflict. have 16 jets have been taking part in the fighting it's easy to prove that it's just another provocation is coming from our correspondent run against the of joins you now good mo

the 3rd day of hostilities between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh coming in of airstrikes being carried out on the region's capital meanwhile turkey expresses its support for us a vision with the president heard one adopting a tough stance on the conflict and he will continue to stand. by all means and with all its heart when some media immediately leaves the territory the region will return to peace and harmony also this hour the west getting even more deeply involved in the political crisis gripping bella roosts the french president meets the country's exiled opposition leader and agreeing to mediate negotiations. on 20 host donald trump and joe biden will clash in their 1st presidential debate before november's election voters do appear to have trouble telling their policies. hello they're welcome you watching r.t. international this tuesday afternoon just gone 2 o'clock a were moscow now a decades old territory dispute has seen its most serious flare up since a truce was established in 1904 violence erupted between the nations and as a beyond on

regularly mediate but with all media now considering recognizing nagorno-karabakh to dependence and as a page on unwilling to even discuss it finding common ground is increasingly difficult historically when it comes to religion and ethnicity when 2 sides are so convinced of the rightness one generations have been involved in the fight the last in peace is a nuisance no doubt many are hoping nagorno-karabakh proves to be the exception. trump and joe biden exchanged insults repeatedly interrupted each other in the 1st presidential election debate before november's vote was a touchy affair that has been described as messy and chaotic listen respectfully to each other's opinions i'm not here to call others lies everybody knows he's a liar never use the word smart with me don't ever use that word because you know what it is nothing smart about you joe what you should excuse was so you are number 2. i get my time back if you are interruptions i am appealing to you sir to do him too well frankly you've been doing more interrupting there to the right but he just bloody well less than what he'

well nagorno-karabakh is also a coal to disputed territory disputed region that you decided which is internationally recognized as part of there by john but mostly governed by armenian people so it's an actual fact a kind of an independent state with its own political system from an economic point of view this is a poor area which is pretty complicated to reach and that's why not go in the current doc is pretty isolated from the outside world and like any military conflict this escalation will only worsen the situation now going to block has been frozen conflict for more than educate 1st violence broke out in the region in the ninety's back then 30000 people what killed then a cease fire was signed which helped to stabilize the conflict but since the june june of this year we see the u.s. collation let's get some regional perspective here european media has the backing of russia of course as a budge on has strong ties to turkey how dangerous is this escalation of a decade's old complex. well in this original conflict is very dangerous for the entire south of us and could have to dram

and azerbaijan ignore international appeals to end their intensifying battle over the disputed nagorno-karabakh region. hello and barbara starr you're watching out as the real live from london also coming up. he's putin's puppy delivery use the word smart with me you are the worst groceries in. the 1st debate between donald trump and joe biden turns into a bitter battle marred by insults and interruptions. protests erupt in several parts of india after the authorities cremains the body of a teenage gang rape victim without their families can say. this covert 1000 cases a rise of rapidly in britain so there's anger at the prime minister. hello welcome to the program international pressure is growing on armenia and azerbaijan to end their fierce battle over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh both sides are reporting more civilian and military casualties after a force they are fighting but the leaders of both countries are digging in and rejecting demands for a cease fire the fighting is centered on nagorno-karabakh in the south caucasus charlotte bellis has more. as the international communi

the violence has spread outside of nagorno-karabakh with 5 family members killed in the city of nuff to learn many more were hurt. as the casualty figures climb amenia in azerbaijan and pushing on both appear determined to settle rooms nagorno-karabakh using weapons and words. chala bellus. the world health organization says the official death toll from a corona virus is likely to be underestimated suggesting the global figure could already be over 1000000 there are currently more than 33000000 infections recorded well wide the us india and brazil the hardest hit with 17000000 cases between them we collect information on confirmed cases of covert 90 there are other ways than of looking at all cause mortality or excess water that we don't count excess one times in those numbers you see every day and in fact if anything the numbers that are currently reported probably resurrect represent an arrest amount of those individuals who have either contracted cope with 19 or of died as a cause was. yes president donald trump has dismissed a report by the new york times which claims he's paid h

nagorno—karabakh is one of the world‘s open sores.un by ethnic armenians. in the last four days, a decades—old conflict has roared back to life. as azerbaijan has gone on the offensive. here, armenians are trying to shoot down drones that are targeting them. dozens, probably many more, have been killed, including civilians. war with the old enemy has led to an outpouring of patriotic fervour in the armenian capital, yerevan. donations are being brought to a theatre, ready to be taken to troops on the front line. some civilians have already fled in the other direction. this family left their hometown on the first day of the war. "i remember being shelled," she says. "we were so afraid that we just cried all the time. " for both azerbaijan and armenia the long struggle for nagorno—karabakh has become an integral part of their national identity. what appears to be different now is the willingness of other countries to get involved. in particular, turkey. this is the wreckage of a plane which armenia says was shot down by a turkish f—i6 j

most of all the people of nagorno-karabakh want peace we've already see it the responsibility for any resumption of the war will rest with the government of azerbaijan today tomorrow and in the future russia's foreign ministry said the situation has sharply deteriorated and they had reports of untinged shelling from both sides the kremlin along with the e.u. and france a calling for an immediate ceasefire frequency of escalation even if they are controlled are suggesting we are really entering a very dangerous. where it can definitely get out of control especially when new players regional players are being dragged into. the disputed sound of the 1991 collapse of the soviet union when i mean separatists seized the territory 30000 died in fighting. in 1904 a cease fire was agreed but talks to resolve the dispute stew. nearly 2 decades later tensions rose again in july with the worst fighting since 26 during the last year. so the our media and leader nicole partin none has been saying he no longer wants to negotiate according to the horror that people like me had been trying to bring to

by john started fighting in an area that was actually nowhere near nagorno-karabakh between on the border the internationally recognized border between the 2 countries further to the north and cajun there were civilians. houses being struck people's homes farmers caught up in the conflict there it was harvest time which meant of course that a lot of people weren't able to get out into the fields to pick their crops so to add to that you of course have the pandemic which has severely limited the economy in the in the in these areas so the potential for a humanitarian capacity catastrophe is great especially when you consider how. built up the military. complex is let's say between on the i mean you know nazeri side the potential for wide scale. civilian casualties is great they have the capability. to reach each other's major cities so if real war breaks out the consequences consequences could be absolutely devastating and that is why the international community is already calling for an immediate cease fire russia we understand has called for an immediate cease fire we know that turkey ha

most of all the people of nagorno-karabakh want peace we've already see it the responsibility for any resumption of the war will rest with the government of azerbaijan today tomorrow and in the future russia's foreign ministry said the situation has sharply deteriorated and they have reports of untinged shelling from both sides the kremlin along with the e.u. and france a calling for an immediate ceasefire frequency of escalation even if they are controlled are suggesting we are really entering a very dangerous. where it can definitely get out of control. he why new players regional players are being drafted in today's. disputed nuge sound of the 1901 collapse of the soviet union when i mean separatists seized the territory 30000 died in fighting. in 1900 ceasefire was agreed but talks to resolve the dispute stools. nearly 2 decades later tensions rose again in july with the worst fighting since 26 being the last year or so the armenian leader nicol russian none has been no longer want to negotiate according to the people like me had been trying to bring together between azerbaijan an

the violence has spread outside of nagorno karabakh with 5 family member. the city of nuff to learn many more will hurt. as a casualty figures climb amenia in azerbaijan and pushing on both appear determined to see who rules nagorno-karabakh using weapons and woods. dallas. as a by john is denying accusations from armenia that it's using turkish fighters from syria in the conflict so accomplished the base this on the ground was. a piece of propaganda armenian side were to. deflect attention from their side and deflect all the responsibility for the us i've seen it's an actual army here that brings with recruiters and terrorists from middle eastern countries turkey has pledged to stand by its ally offering diplomatic and military support the same question who has more from the capital back. dontrelle has already shown its side which is siding with us our bridge on end and so far as specially the after their main attack in the tolls area a couple of weeks ago both the turkish president and the defense minister have been very slowly the turkey stance sending i

conflict is always small touring in the region of nagorno-karabakh but after sunday's attack on the capital step on our courage it might be on the verge of erupting again some even fear a full blown military conflict the fighting is rooted in a decades long territorial dispute though internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan armenian separatists control the region and the south corpuses both sides accuse each other of starting these latest clashes highgrove top it off they've opted out of the armenian people have been prepared for the possibility of a war because we realize that there are immuno phobia and hatred with which azerbaijani dictatorship has had its people that for many decades could not leads to any results other than war and kyung kong. it is no secret that the initial fire including artillery fire was launched by armenia and the 1st to die were azerbaijani service men. of azerbaijan gave a decent response to the enemy and the enemy could not move an inch and. job with. most of the footage that comes out of the region is provided by either the armenian or the azerbaijani

nagorno-karabakh say at least 26 more of its troops have been killed.he international community is calling for an immediate cease-fire and a negotiated settlement. here is a report. reporter: summoned to war. these armenian reservists are leaving the capital. the president called all men into military service after fighting erupted on sunday over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. line, armenia says it is repelling attacks and what both sides are calling a war. the last time they fought, a 1990'sr was in the early after the collapse of the soviet union. some 20,000 people were killed. a cease-fire was brokered in 1994, but sporadic fighting has continued ever since. russia, traditionally armenia's ally in the region, has called for calm. >> we continue to monitor the situation very closely. we believe that the military operation should be stopped immediately, and the process of resolving this conflict, as well is the consequences of flare up, should be resolved by political and diplomatic means. reporter: but armenian officials say turkey's involv

martial law and general mobilization of the country it's all still a tease of resumes on the nagorno-karabakh border bring up to speed on. some of the headlines of the week sue free of charge for the dream of coaching offers united nations stuff to try a brand new russian covert vaccine job for free that the country's already received requests from u.n. colleagues. and a 3rd stage of vaccine trials here in russia to report as well in fact artie's correspondent became one of the 1st in the country to get the show. this morning i got a call from the creamy stain i am an ideal candidate here this is your vaccine there's not much in there looks like a couple of drops ok i'm ready. to central london the thousands gathered to vent their anger at new restrictions. are there very good afternoon you're watching out international live from moscow this weekend is care video in here with you with our 7 day recap of the stories that made the headlines as reported by us to you and this one we're going to start with this happening right now as you just heard breaking news a flare up this weekend in a long r

situation with the greek foreign minister the foreign minister also addressed the conflict in nagorno-karabakh where both sides must stop the violence and work with the minsk group co-chairs to return to substantive negotiations as quickly as possible. well robin 1st say walker is following developments from the georgian capital tbilisi the fighting hasn't let up. both sides using what appeared to be heavy weaponry and we're talking about artillery mortars and rocket propelled systems launched from you know some of those mobile. types of machinery and equipment. and of course the steady drip of military videos from the defense ministries showing these kind of precision strikes but that's not taking into account the civilians that are being caught up in this we've had reports of more civilian casualties on the as ery sides i believe another 6 people civilians killed only armenian side 9 year old girl was killed and 2 members of her family seriously injured that big news for the armenians is that they say the as ery forces are shelling out of dennis which is a town that is not in the disputed ka

your top stories so far today fighting over nagorno-karabakh has continued now for a 2nd day armenia and azerbaijan have both reported military and civilian casualties both governments are accusing each other of using foreign troops the international community is calling for an immediate cease fire robin for a street walker is following developments from tbilisi they they at least are giving more let's say specific details about the casualties that they have sustained we're now at 59 confirmed armenian soldiers dead and more than $200.00 wounded and the armenian defense ministry stating that the intensity of the bombardments of areas around mother to care down the town of martyr kit is unprecedented we know that armenian civilians in these areas are sheltering underground in bunkers trying to avoid being caught up in these. hundreds of refugees on the greek island of lives bossa being moved to the mainland the group has been granted asylum after the war account was destroyed by a fire earlier this month. the york times is reporting the us president donald trump has paid no tax out of

the nagorno-karabakh region. i mean enough by john declared martial law reporting creasing civilian and military casualties amid violent clashes defense ministry of no go in a car box says that 84 of its soldiers died in battles during the 1st 2 days of the conflict with the latest is out he's a guest on. this is the city of step on the capital of the disputed nagorno-karabakh autonomy and well we are filming in infrared here because this is one of the darkest places on earth all street lights have been switched off residents people who are living here while also trying not to turn on any unnecessary lights it is a disguise tactic a smog blackout if i may say so and it is done to make bombing this place more difficult and it is being bombed for the 1st time since 1992 on our way here we actually tried counting all the ambulances that were rushing outside the city and while we lost count on 25 it was simply too many that as columns of military hardware were rolling into the city now according to military officials

this is the city of step on the curb the capital of the disputed nagorno-karabakh autonomy and well we are filming in infrared here because this is one of the darkest places on earth all street lights have been switched off residents people who are living here while also trying not to turn on any unnecessary lights it is a disguised tactic a smog blackout if i may say so and it is done to make bombing this place more difficult and it is being bombed for the 1st time since 1992 on our way here we actually tried counting all the ambulances that were rushing outside the city and while we lost count on 25 it was simply too many that as columns of military hardware were rolling into the city now according to military officials here more than 80 people have been killed here during the clashes karma like this is a life and death struggle and we will win it be sure that we are fighting the turkish azerbaijani foursomes on a large scale war is underway maybe tomorrow and we will have to retreat launch an offensive we must be prepared for the difficult and how long he's got both armenia leaders

sunday morning in nagorno—karabakh.tanks, artillery, drones and helicopters broke over this territory disputed by azerbaijan and armenia for more than 30 years. both countries accused each other of reigniting the conflict. both sides reported casualties, including civilians. translation: it is no secret that the first fire, including artillery fire, was opened by armenia. and the first to die were azerbaijani servicemen. azerbaijan gave a decent response to the enemy and the enemy could not move an inch. the armenian prime minister urged the world community not to stay silent. translation: the outbreak of a large—scale war in the south caucasus, the brink of which we are standing now, could have the most unpredictable consequences. it could go out of the region's borders and take wider volumes and threaten international security and stability. turkey expressed its solidarity with azerbaijan. russia called for an immediate ceasefire. the mountainous kara bakh was an autonomous region within soviet azerbaijan, populated l

tensions are flaring over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh with both armenia and azerbaijan e. forces accusing each other of attacks on their territory armenia claims now that turkey has shot down one of its warplanes which the turkish president and his arms are by johnny allies tonight renewed fighting in recent days has left dozens killed and many more injured prompting calls for a cease fire from around the world now garneau were cut about close within hours of our job but has been under the control of ethnic armenian forces since 994. these scenes have put the international community on edge but for the residents of both mania and as a by xan they have been a long time coming. that was a little the as i by johnny ami will win this war and we will return to our historical lands a lot of those that get it as it is going to that victory is our as if my country needs me as a soldier i am ready even at my age i can't get up and of course we are afraid of a long war but the civilian population and the military must be ready for it although it is better to be free later meant to c

well nagorno-karabakh is also a coal to disputed territory disputed region that you're sad it which is internationally recognized as part of there by john but mostly governed by the armenian people so it's an actual fact a kind of an independent state with its own political system from an economic point of view this is a poor area which is pretty complicated to reach and that's why nagorno-karabakh is pretty isolated from the outside world and like any military conflict this escalation will only worsen the situation they're going to block has been frozen conflict for more than educate 1st violence broke out in the region in the ninety's back then 30000 people what killed then a cease fire was signed which helped to stabilize the conflict but since the june june of this year we see the u.s. collation let's get some real regional perspective here european media has the backing of russia of course as a budge on has strong ties to turkey how dangerous is this escalation of a decades old conflict. well in this original conflict is very dangerous for the entire count as of us and task dramat

hospitals in nagorno-karabakh have received dozens of wounded soldiers and civilians they have moved some patients into bomb shelters. we have 30 wounded in their operations undergoing some patients who were in hospitals were evacuated. into the bunker and the seriously ill people are in the hospital we're working on high alert in a ready to receive the wounded. as a by john c. the violence has spread outside of new going to karabakh with 5 family members killed in the city of najaf to learn many more will hurt. as the casualty figures climb amenia in azerbaijan and pushing on both appear determined to settle rooms nagorno-karabakh using weapons and words. challenge ballasts al-jazeera turkey has been a traditional ally of as opposed to on the president rushed up to the once as armenia must withdraw its troops from the disputed areas azerbaijan talks. once again i condemn armenia which attacked as a regime's lands yesterday turkey will continue to stand with the friendly and brotherly as a raging with all its resources and heart it is time to end the crisis in the region which starte