Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Baruer Hovhannisyan said that 50 Armenian soldiers were killed in the clashes with Azerbaijan, noting that “the number could increase significantly”, stressing that “the clashes with Azerbaijan could escalate into a war between the two countries,” Reuters news agency reported. . . .

The Armenian Defense Ministry this morning announced the resumption of the bombing of the territory of Armenia by the Azerbaijani side, explaining that “Azerbaijan began artillery and mortar shelling in the direction of Jermuk and Ferin Shurza in the morning,” the Russian TASS news agency reported. .

Clashes broke out on Tuesday night on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and resulted in casualties among the armies of the two countries, with both sides accusing the other of unleashing the escalation.

The two sides agreed to a ceasefire following a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. It is noteworthy that Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh under the auspices of Russia, which entered into force on November 10, 2020.