During the 30 years of the post-Soviet period, Armenia has failed to become fully independent and have its say in relations with its own partners, Director of Report News Agency Fuad Huseynaliyev said in an interview with Baku.TV.

Huseynaliyev noted that the government of Armenia still has not determined a clear direction of its foreign policy line. In addition, Armenia has long been looking for the opportunity to change the patronage of Russia to another country, now it sees its salvation in France, he said.

This is evidenced by the deployment of the EU civilian mission in Armenia, and the establishment of the French military mission at the embassy in Yerevan, Report’s director believes, adding that it is likely that in the end all this may lead to the withdrawal of the Russian military base in Gyumri.

However, the consequences of this will be painful for Armenia itself, because, among other things, Russia has significant investments in Armenia.

There is hope that the new command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan will not repeat the mistakes of Andrey Volkov: they will disarm illegal armed formations in Karabakh, and will also impartially and honestly fulfill the duties assigned to them in accordance with the tripartite statement of November 2020.

“Volkov, by his activity as the head of the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation, completely discredited himself by supporting separatist aspirations,” Huseynaliyev noted.

Speaking about the establishment of a checkpoint on the Lachin road, the director of the news agency noted that this is the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan, which means that all cargo and movement across the border in this territory should be controlled by border guards.

“The issue of creating a checkpoint is long overdue, because the Lachin road was repeatedly used to transport weapons, mines and other illegal goods. The day before the installation of the checkpoint, the vehicle of the Azerbaijani armed forces was blown up by a mine planted by Armenian separatists. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but servicemen were injured. This was probably the last straw,” he said, reminding that after the start of the rally of Azerbaijani eco-activists, Armenian separatists attempted to transport weapons by roundabout routes.

He recalled that Azerbaijan, represented by the president of the country, has repeatedly stated about the possibility of the Armenian population of Karabakh to get the right to live peacefully on the territory of Azerbaijan, having received citizenship. However, if they do not agree with this condition, they can leave, he added.

On September 21, an injured Armenian woman approached the Azerbaijan Army’s servicemen in the territory of the Khojavand region and asked them for help, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

The Azerbaijan Army’s servicemen immediately provided the injured woman with first aid and evacuated her to the nearest military hospital.

Azerbaijani professional military doctors conducted a surgical operation on the resident of Armenian origin. Her current condition is satisfactory.

Ammunition storage was found in the territory of the Gozlukorpu settlement of Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar region, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

The outbuildings of the farm located in the territory of the settlement were used as ammunition storage for a long time. Rockets, artillery shells, mines and ammunition of various calibers were stored there.

It was also defined that the mentioned ammunition was delivered to the farm by an ambulance.

Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense released footage of the personnel of the Armenian armed forces fleeing from the trenches.

Fearing local anti-terrorist activities carried out by the Azerbaijani Army in Karabakh, the personnel of the Armenian armed forces began to flee by leaving the trenches.

Report informs that the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan released images in this regard:

Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, asserting that the imposition of any other status for the region would never be accepted.

Military facilities and combat equipment of the Armenian armed forces’ formations located at strategically important high grounds are being destroyed by precise fire strikes, according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

Starting from September 19, the local anti-terrorist activities conducted by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Karabakh economic region successfully continue.

Report informs, citing the Ministry of Defense, that Azerbaijan Army Units neutralized combat positions, military vehicles, artillery and anti-aircraft missile launchers, radio-electronic combat stations and other military means belonging to formations of the Armenian armed forces.

Another combat position with spare ammunition belonging to the Armenian armed forces formation is neutralized referring to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense.

The Azerbaijani Army inflicted destructive fire strikes on several trenches, shelters, and military convoys of the Armenian armed forces formations in the Karabakh economic region, according to the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.

The information shared on Armenian social media accounts that Azerbaijan Armed Forces allegedly subjected to fire civilian population and civilian infrastructure is completely false and disinformation, Report informs, citing Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense.

“As we repeatedly stated, civilian population and civilian facilities are not targeted by the Azerbaijan Armed Forces, only legitimate military targets are neutralized,” the Ministry said in a statement.

Report presents some of the mentioned facts below:

Units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces neutralize only legitimate military targets, Spokesman for Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Colonel Anar Eyvazov said at a press briefing.

Karabakh is the territory of Azerbaijan and imposing any other status on it is unacceptable, President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the general political debates within the framework of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, according to Report.

“We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan to protect its territorial integrity and stand by it guided by the motto of ‘one nation, two states’,” the Turkish leader said.

Erdogan added that ‘Armenia missed the historic opportunity’ in Karabakh.

All recent actions of Armenia, provocations, concentration of illegal forces in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan made the current anti-terrorism measures that the country’s Armed Forces are now taking inevitable, Media Director of Global Media Group Hamid Hamidov said on CBC TV channel, Report informs.

He noted that all this will make it possible to completely put an end to separatism and the illegal regime on the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan.

“At the same time, I would like to emphasize that the actions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are in no way directed against civilians living in Khankandi and around it,” Hamidov added.

One of the ammunition depots belonging to the 5th defense brigade of the Armenian armed forces located in the Aghdara direction was destroyed, according to the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.

On September 19, the P-18 radar station belonging to the formations of the Armenian armed forces in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed, was destroyed by an accurate fire strike inflicted by the Azerbaijani Army units in the direction of the Khojavend district, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Defense.