Tensions have subsided in Nagorno-Karabakh and there are reports that Azerbaijan is getting closer to its demands to comply with the provisions of the November 2020 agreement.
Captivity of Armenian soldiers According to information published by the Azerbaijani military, six Armenian servicemen were captured in the heights of Garagyz and Sarybaba overlooking the Goris-Lachin-Shusha road. It is also reported that at least six to eight Armenian servicemen were killed, which has not yet been officially confirmed. Azerbaijan continues to send troops to […]
After the Azerbaijan attack on Monday, with the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping forces, the Azerbaijani army passed a calm day on Tuesday. Azerbaijan’s demand in Tuesday’s talks was the quick withdrawal of the remaining Armenian army and the disarmament of the Armenian militias of the Nagorno-Karabakh based on the 2020 ceasefire agreement. They also demand that no new route be created for Armenians in the Lachin Corridor and they also demand the withdrawal of Russian forces from Lachin. The lack of provision of these items has caused the second round of conflict to begin with the attack of the Azerbaijani army at 9 am on Wednesday, August 3.
On Monday, August 1, the Azerbaijani army planned to capture a number of areas in Nagorno-Karabakh. Although the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan considers this to be a lie in its statements, field evidence from inside Azerbaijan, the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the reports of the Armenian and Russian media, and the information headquarters of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians confirm this issue.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Clashes between the Russian army and the Ukrainian army in the provinces of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson continues without any particular change in the conflict lines.
The continuation of protests in Kazakhstan, the economic and security crisis in Afghanistan, the suppression of popular protests in Badakhshan province of Tajikistan, the protests of the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, and the high volume of sending military aid to the countries of the Central Asian region show the attention and competition of the western and eastern powers in this region.
After 131 days of war, so far, Russia has occupied 98,444 square kilometers, equivalent to 16.3% of the area of Ukraine.
ISWNews Analysis Group: After 130 days of war, the important industrial city of Lysychansk was captured by the Russian forces and its allies.
ISWNews Analysis Group: In the last 48 hours, Russian army and the Luhansk forces (LPR) captured several areas and settlements in the Luhansk oblast and entered the important city of Lysychansk.
ISWNews Analysis Group: After weeks of fighting in the city of Severodonetsk, Russian and LPR forces finally took full control of the city of Severodonetsk.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The US Coalition sent a new arms and logistics convoy to its military base at the CONICO gas facility.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Clashes between the Russian army and the Ukrainian army continue in different parts of the city of Severodonetsk.
