AZERBAIJAN - ARMENIA RAPID ESCALATION

[Citizen-21]

• Azerbaijani side violates cease-fire, but this time not Karabakh directly against Armenian land
• Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan called on everyone to "prepare to defend the Motherland" in connection with the large-scale clashes between the Armenian and Azerbaijani armies on the eastern part of the border
• The 2nd armored brigade of the Azerbaijani army moved towards the Lachin-Kelbajar region.
• some aircraft, no ID, sits at Gyumri (Russian base location)
• Turkish drone appeared near Armenian border
• positional warfare, the use of artillery and armored vehicles, casualties on both sides
• The Azerbaijani side declares two wounded on its part, Turkish resources report 10 dead and 22 captured Armenian servicemen .The Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed that 12 Armenian servicemen were captured by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
• Armenian side asks Russia for immediate assistance with occuring crisis on it's border.
• Russia and Armenia are holding consultations via diplomatic and military channels regarding the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border - Ambassador
• ️ Yerevan calls on Moscow to defend the sovereign territory of Armenia in accordance with the 1997 bilateral agreement
• ️BREAKING ️Russian 102nd base in Armenia has been put on full alert and combat preparedness state️

 

[Citizen-21]

RuAF IL-76 left Yerevan Airport.

 

[RiffRaff]

One would have thought that two world wars would have been sufficient to establish stable international borders. What the hell was I thinking?

 

[Citizen-21]

Overall - Azerbaijan is trying to establish control over south-eastern part of Armenian territory itself. They are taking strategically advantageous heights and trying to take control over single important road in that narrow region (30-40 km of width). 10km until road control is left to take (instead of 15km original from the border).
Fighting is still continues, but getting more quiet due to darkness. During the night, propability of action by Azerbaijani special forces equipped for fighting in the dark is expected to be high.

 

[Citizen-21]

Putin is on phone call with Pashinyan. Awaiting results.

 

[rudemarine]

So was this started by Turkey to distract Putin from Ukraine or what is everyone's best guess?

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

So was this started by Turkey to distract Putin from Ukraine or what is everyone's best guess?

It's their own deal. Not a design for distraction.

 

[Obreid]

Agreed It Turkeys centuries old hatred of Armenians using Azerbaijan to shrink Armenia. Also Iran having their own vested interest in this dispute.
I personally have no problem with Russia supporting Armenia as much as they can. I would even support some NATO or American “support”
Armenia in the early 20th century suffered a genocide equally to the Holocaust if not in numbers but in brutality.