Bombardment of Nagorno-Karabakh

The United Armenian Informational Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia reported that on Monday night and during the day, the Azerbaijani Air Force bombarded the cities of Martakert, Martuni, and nearby settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh. «In addition to the MLRS ‘Grad’ and ‘Smerch’, the enemy also uses their military aviation» — the message stated.

The authorities of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic reported on Facebook that the Azerbaijani troops had been shelling the cities of Stepanakert and Shusha all night. The shelling reportedly killed 3 civilians. «The night of 6th of November wasn’t peaceful for the settlements. The Azerbaijani-Turkish forces held the cities of Shusha and Stepanakert under intense fire all night. As a result of a rocket attack — several residential buildings were set on fire in Shusha. According to the preliminary data — 3 civilians died» — the message concluded.

The State Service for Emergency Situations of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic accused the Azerbaijani troops of using incendiary cluster munitions. «Our investigation showed that it was an incendiary cluster munition, about 40 centimeters long. The use of such weapons against civilians is prohibited by the Geneva and other conventions» — the state service stated on Facebook and added that such munitions were designed to set areas on fire.

The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated during an interview to the Italian newspaper ‘La Repubblica’ that all the Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh will be guaranteed their rights on a peaceful and dignified life. He mentioned that until the 1980s, 25% of the population in Nagorno-Karabakh was Azerbaijani. Aliyev called the reports that the Armenians will be, allegedly, subjected to a genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh to be a «low-quality propaganda». He strongly denied the claims that Azerbaijan receives military support from Turkey. In his words, the Turkish support is «only moral and political». Ilham Aliyev underlined that there is no evidence of the presence of Islamic terrorists, that are currently taking part in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, among the Azerbaijani forces. He confirmed that Azerbaijan is ready to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh issue by the military means. «We have always demonstrated our readiness for the negotiations. But we are also ready to resolve the issue with force, which we are doing right now. We don’t need a permission to liberate our own occupied territories» — Aliyev concluded.

Donald Trump stated during a press conference in the White House that he won the election. «I have won overwhelming victories in many important states, such as Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and many others, despite the historic election interference from the big media, the big money, and the big tech companies» — Donald Trump stated. He accused the Democratic Party of meddling in the election by cheating on the polls. He stated that he won’t let his victory to be stolen by the corruption. «They are trying to steal the elections. They are trying to rig the elections. We can’t let that happen» — Donald Trump stated while speaking about the Democrats. He expressed a hope for an early clarification of the situation after the election results. He also expressed an opinion that the investigation of the counting of the votes is likely to end in the US Supreme Court.

Hashim Thaci, the president of the unrecognized republic of Kosovo, is stepping down due to the war crimes allegations that were confirmed by the Special Court for Kosovo in Hague — the Serbian news agency ‘Radio and Television Serbia’ reported. Hashim Thaci announced his resignation during a press conference in Pristina. He noted that the Special Court for Kosovo in Hague has confirmed the charges against him. He announced that he is resigning in order to defend the sovereignty of Kosovo. He also called on the political forces to »unite in order to avoid an institutional crisis». The ‘Radio and Television of Serbia’ reported that after his statement, Hashim Thaci surrendered to the EU Mission from the Rule of Law Department. Constantine Reztsov, specially for ANNA NEWS.