At the press conference held at the Artsakh Information Center, Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan said:
"Were we waiting for this war, did the intelligence provide information or not?. Of course, we did not need much in terms of waiting for the war, we just needed to follow the statements of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Turkey in recent months and days. Yes, we were expecting a war, of course, the day was not clear to us, but the defense army was mainly ready for war in the morning.
The attack from Omar to Araks. Results: Yes, we have lost positions. Mainly in the direction of Talish and in the southern wing. We have dozens of victims, we have dozens of wounded, we have wounded and victims among the civilian population. It seems that the handwriting is the same as in the days of April, but the scales are incomparable.
But I want to state that not only Azerbaijan is fighting with us, but also Turkey is fighting with us. Mainly modern Turkish weapons and ammunition, drones and planes are used. I want to send a clear message to everyone: it is not Azerbaijan that is fighting against Artsakh, Turkey is fighting against Artsakh", said President Harutyunyan.
According to him, the enemy has hundreds of losses, dozens of equipment, dozens of drones, helicopters. "We have intelligence facts about the Turkish plane crash, but this fact has not been confirmed definitively. New helicopters are being shot down every minute", Harutyunyan said.
