Guardian News published this video item, entitled “About 100 killed as fighting erupts at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border” – below is their description.
Armenia’s defence ministry has released footage purporting to show Azerbaijani troops advancing towards its border after a fresh round of fighting broke out between the countries in the early hours of Tuesday. The Guardian cannot independently verify the defence ministry’s video. Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, said at least 49 soldiers were killed in an Azerbaijani attack on villages along their shared border. But Azerbaijan denied initiating the violence, saying its troops responded to ‘intensive’ Armenian fire on its positions.
The south Caucasus neighbours have fought three wars over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is inside Azerbaijan but populated mainly by ethnic Armenians. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, called the leaders of both countries, urging them stop further fighting. The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said President Putin was ‘making every effort to help de-escalate tensions at the border’
About 100 troops killed in clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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