BREAKING - #Armenia Prime Minister signs statement handing over territories under de facto #NagornoKarabakh authorities to #Azerbaijan. Here is the text point-by-point:
1. Full ceasefire declared starting 01:00 hours 10 November, Armenia and Azerbaijan remain in the positions they [currently] occupy
2. Aghdam region and parts of Gazakh region will be returning to Azerbaijan by 20 November.
3. Along the [remaining] line-of-contact and the Lachin corridor an armed Russian peacekeeping contingent of 1960 troops, 90 armoured vehicles, 380 other vehicles will be deployed
4. The Russian peacekeeping contingent will be deployed simultaneously with Armenian troop withdrawl. Peacekeepers to remain for 5 years, and renewed for periods of 5 years, unless one side notifies with 6 months of expiration date of mandate.
5. A special peacekeeping centre w ill be established accorded by the sides for effective control of the mission.
6. Armenia to hand over Kelbajar by 15 November, Lachin by 1 December, a 5 km wide corridor in Lachin will remain to link Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia that wil not effect [traffic] to Shushi/a. Reconstruction plan for a new road within the next 3 years custodied by peacekeepers.
7. Internally displaced persons [sic] will return to Karabakh and territors around it custodied by the UN High Commission for Refugees
8. An exchange of prisoners of war and other captured persons, a well as an exchange of bodies will take place.
9. All regional economic and transport conections will be unblocked. Armenia to guarentee transport corridors between western territories of Azerbaijan (Gazakh enclaves and Nakhchevan). Russian border force under the FSB to monitor transport routes.
A map according to the cesefire agreements and transfer of lands (Kelbajar, Aghdam, Lachin, Gazakh enclaves and areas currently under Azeri military control). (1)
1/3 - New #Armenia MoD shows UAV coordination (very likely Russian-made Orlan-10) with artillery targeting Azeri units near Karintak-Shushi/a. Apparently the 2nd video showing such a UAV during the war. (see thread)
2/3 - Comparing the screenshots below, it is probably an Orlan-10 UAV, the previous video was on 4 November(. Screen configurations a bit modified on Russian video, but overall looks similar and consistant with other open-source reports of Orlan-10 use.
3/3 - Here is a geolocation of at least one of the parts of the video, the location of the rest are inconclusive but very possibly right near it just above Karintak village.
1/7 - Russian Mi-24 gunship shotdown over Armenia from Nakhchevan exclave in #Azerbaijan, killing 2 crew, injuring one, Azeri authorities state it was an accident. (see thread)
2/7 - Russia Today - "The chopper went down on Monday evening as it was escorting a motorcade to the Russian military base. The aircraft was hit by a missile from a portable air-defense system, whereupon it lost control and plunged into mountainous terrain on Armenian soil" (1)
3/7 - Armenia's Ministry for Emergency Situations posted photos of the downed helicopter: Stating that it took place today (9 November) at around 18:39 hours, it was shot at above Yeraskh village and fell near the village of Paruyr Sevak. (2)
1/4 - #Armenia MoD: last night Karabakhi units fought defensive battles along the southeastern, southern and southwestern fronts. Intense fighting near Karintak village and Shushi/a, with [Azeri] forces repelled. (1)
2/4 - Referring to the combat in and around Shushi/a, Karabakhi forces reportedly took more advantagous positions, during which 1 tank, 4 armoured vehicles and 8 UAVs were targeted, no details at the time of writing on the types.
3/4 - Along the southwestern front [approx. around Gubatli] Karabakhi forces captured a tank and artillery hardware. No details provided as to the types at the time of writing.
1/6 - Major visit from a #Turkey delegation to #Azerbaijan yesterday as Azerbaijan reports taking control of Shushi/a. Turkish Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, Commander of ground forces, and among them, Air Force General Göksel Kahya. (see thread)
2/6 - Official notifications from Turkey's Foreign Ministry (1), Azerbaijan Defence Ministry (2) and Presidencial office (3) are mainly political in nature, highlighting the brotherly [sic] relations betwen the two countries, Aliyev mentions the moral and political support from
3/6 - Turkey's Erdogan during this past month, Turkey's Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu congratulated Aliyev on the news about Shusha, while Defence Minister Akar stated that "Turkey will support Azerbaijan in this fight until the end"
1/5 - Russian war journalist @wargonzoo just posted a new video on the situation in Stepanakert and Shushi/a, here is an approximate transcription of the highlights:
2/5 - non-stop by Azeri missiles with different calibres, last night Grads were fired, possibly Smerch as well. “right now I have in my hand a piece from a Turkish MLRS, TR-107, we see there is a lot of damage to the city , Grad systems were working [targeting] activally, already
3/5 - around 12, or even more, 14 hours of massive shelling has taken place in the city [Stepanakert]. Fighting along the front is quite intensive, particularly intensive right now is Shushi [Shusha] and its surroundings, Azerbaijan hasn’t ended attempts to establish its
1/4 - AZ TV from #Azerbaijan was showing progress in #NagornoKarabakh during the war, as of 7 November, it shows Azeri troops around 13 km from Shushi/a city. It's possible the map isn't totally updated, but nontheless, it's worth looking into. #armenia
2/4 - One thing we're not totally convinced of is the area of northeastern Karabakh mentioned on the 7 November map under Azeri control. Reports of Tartar region and villages there being shelled continue, judging by the range of artillery 15-20km, artillery guns would have to be
3/4 - placed with 2-3 km of territory reportedly under Azeri control, within range of even Azeri mortar fire, such artillery units wouldn't last long, especially towed artillery which takes time to tow, deploy and pull back. Its more probable the area controlled by Azerbaijan