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2021-11-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Briefly about the situation in Armenia
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
By Boris Rozhin

[ColonelCassad] 1. After the communication of the parties with Shoigu, it was announced that the hostilities had ceased and the parties continued negotiations. Both sides confirmed a decrease in the intensity of clashes by the night of November 17. However, there are still reports of sporadic border gunfights, where Azeri troops invaded Armenia.

2. Armenia has not sent a written request to the CSTO on the use of articles of the organization's charter, having limited itself to verbal appeals that do not oblige anyone to anything. All the same line from the cycle "recognize Karabakh, but we ourselves will not recognize it." Now "We want help from the CSTO, but we will not send the corresponding paper to the CSTO." This once again reminds of who exactly is in power in Armenia and how much they are concerned about the issues of sovereignty and Armenian interests.

3. Armenia recognized 15 200x fighting per day + from 6 to 12 prisoners of war. Azerbaijan is hiding its losses, but judging by the videos published, it has at least several killed and wounded, plus several destroyed pieces of equipment. Basically, a penny price for the occupied territories. It is quite obvious that the tactics of squeezing out the territories on the border from the Armenians will continue, because sooner or later Pashinyan will be knocked out and the moment for territorial acquisitions may be lost, so we must take advantage of the moment that Aliyev, with the support of Turkey, is doing.

4. The Armenian opposition once again threatens with protests and demands that Pashinyan and his gang resign in order to end the ongoing disgrace that threatens Armenia with further territorial losses. Pashinyan by itself is not going anywhere, well, except perhaps a trip to the "summit of democracies", where only he was invited from the CSTO countries (which, again, says a lot about Pashinyan himself).

5. Regarding Pashinyan's hopes for international support, it is worth remembering how the West helped a lot during the Karabakh war (a little more than nothing), which was of course a more weighty reason than the loss of pieces of territory by the Armenians on the border.

As a result, in 2020, the remnants of Karabakh were taken under the tutelage of the Russian Federation. But as practice shows, this did not stop the holding of anti-Russian rallies in Armenia. It is interesting how many more territories Armenia should lose before the onset of enlightenment in their heads and the realization of the simple fact that in the Transcaucasus there is no one else to deal with the security issues of Armenia except Russia.

Well, perhaps even to bow to Iran, which in recent months has also somewhat changed its position on Turkish affairs in the Transcaucasus and is flexing its muscles. Well, just like that, you immediately have to run to Moscow for protection.

Armenia asks for military aid from Russia
More from Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] In connection with the invasion of Azerbaijan into the territory of Armenia, Armenia officially requested military assistance from Russia in accordance with the 1997 agreement, which obliges Russia to provide military assistance in the event of a threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Armenia.

So far, the request has been made orally, but as the Armenians assure, a written request of identical content is being prepared. Of course, any reaction can be made only after an official written request. It is worth noting that just the other day, local Armenian Natsiks held a rally against Russia.

In the course of renewed sporadic hostilities, Azerbaijan continues to squeeze pieces of the border territory from Armenia, taking advantage of the military and political inconsistency of Armenia itself, where an incessant disgrace continues after Pashinyan came to power.

Azerbaijan will take what it can bite off and hold.

1. The secretary of the Armenian Security Council stated that Armenia asks Russia to help protect its territorial integrity within the framework of the 1997 bilateral agreement, a written appeal is being prepared.

2. If it is possible to resolve the current situation through negotiations, it will be talks. If not, then we will ask you to provide Armenia with military equipment so that the Republic of Armenia can resolve the situation by military means - Armen Grigoryan (Head of the Security Council of Armenia)

3. As of 14:30, the situation on the eastern border of the Republic of Armenia remains extremely tense. Local battles are being waged, during which the enemy uses artillery, armored vehicles and small arms of various calibers. Adequate actions are being taken from the Armenian side. The situation is controlled by the armed forces of Armenia (c) the Ministry of Defense of Armenia

4. The Armed Forces of Armenia committed a large-scale provocation on the state border today. As a result, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan were injured, who received medical assistance; nothing threatens their lives.

The enemy fired intensively at the positions of the Azerbaijani army from small arms and grenade launchers of various calibers. In order to prevent the combat activity of the armed forces of Armenia, the units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan located in the Kelbajar and Lachin directions carried out an immediate operation.

As a result of the measures taken, the Armenian military were disarmed and detained, a large number of weapons of various calibers and ammunition were seized as trophies. (c) Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan

5. Over the past day, the Armenians have 10 killed, six wounded and six prisoners (Azerbaijan claims 22 prisoners). Azerbaijan recognized two wounded (according to the statements of Armenians, Azerbaijanis had killed and wounded). Several pieces of equipment were also damaged.

Posted by badanov 2021-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ]  Top

#1 "The Armed Forces of Armenia committed a large-scale provocation on the state border today."

They existed on their side of the border and carried weapons. The Azerbaijanis agree with Back Door Binger that carrying a rifle is provocation.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-11-17 08:00||   2021-11-17 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 The Balkans V2.0
Posted by ed in texas 2021-11-17 11:24||   2021-11-17 11:24|| Front Page Top

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