The last situation at the front on November 8 according to Azerbaijan MOD
During November 7th and the night of November 8th , Armenian armed forces units fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani Army and our human settlements in various directions from the front with different small arms, howitzers and mortars.
Combat operations continued with varying intensity, mainly in the Aghdere, Aghdam, Khojavend and Gubadli directions from the front. During the day, the enemy was badly hit in the main directions of the front. In some areas of the front, the enemy was forced to retreat, suffering casualties of personnel and military vehicles.
The enemy, unable to resist at the front, finds a way out by firing on the peaceful population and civil infrastructure. As a result of the artillery bombardment of villages in the Tartar, Barda, Aghdam, Aghjabedi and Gubadli regions by units of the Armenian armed forces last day, some civilians were killed and injured, and civil infrastructure was damaged. The retaliatory actions undertaken by the Azerbaijani army were only against legitimate military targets.
During the day, a large number of enemy troops, 4 T-72 tanks, 2 D-20 howitzers and several military trucks full of ammunition were destroyed.
Currently, combat operations are underway. The operational situation is under the control of our troops.
* Summary from November 7 to 8 of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia:
“The most persistent actions took place in the vicinity of Shushi and in the southeast sector.
During the battles in different directions, the enemy suffered heavy losses of manpower, lost 4 tanks, 20 armored vehicles, 11 vehicles, 2 UAVs.
At dawn, an accumulation of equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan was observed in the southeast and northeast sectors of the front. ”
* Fight on Shushi’s outskirts
*Civilians leave Stepanakert, it is not the first time they do so during this conflict, but this time the battle area is very close.
*Second group of Kurdish volunteers was sent to the front in Karabakh by the Armenians.
Translation: “I embrace you and love you all. You are our defenders, we have no choice. The only option is to destroy them (Azerbaijanis)! And I am sure we will, and then we will back!”
The second group of Kurdish volunteers was sent to the front in #Karabakh by Armenians.
Translation: "I embrace and love you all. You are our defenders, we've no other choice. The only option is to destroy them (Azerbaijanis)! And I'm sure we will, but then we will return!" pic.twitter.com/OJ0bs4VIpP
— www.anoncandanga.com (@anon_candanga) November 8, 2020
* President Aliyev announced the capture of Sushi.
*Another video of the combat use of the Bayraktar TB2 attack drones of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces against Armed Forces of Armenia / NKR facilities
Since the start of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27, Azerbaijani attack drones Bayraktar TB2 of Turkish production have destroyed / damaged with visual confirmation of at least:
– 89 T-72 tanks,
– 29 units of other armored vehicles,
– 131 artillery units,
– 61 MLRS / other missile systems,
– 9 radars and electronic warfare complexes,
– 143 other vehicles,
– an unknown number of infantry.
The losses of this type of UAV, confirmed by documents from the Armenian side, amounted to two or three vehicles, verbally declaring “more than ten” shot down.
Nov. 8: What you need to know today
Azerbaijan said Sunday its forces had captured the key town of Shusha from Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Armenia insisted that fighting for the strategically vital area was ongoing.
The capture of Shusha would be a major victory for Azerbaijan six weeks after new fighting erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave that broke away from Azerbaijan’s control in the 1990s.
Azerbaijan and Armenia are close to agreeing on a ceasefire deal, Turkish sources told the London-based Middle East Eye outlet.
With reporting by AFP.
Nov. 8: Analysis
“With the world’s eyes on U.S. elections, war in #NagornoKarabakh reaches a decisive point. Russia and Turkey are finalizing modalities of ceasefire, Armenian withdrawal, corridors, &peacekeepers. New regional order is being sealed,” Dmitri Trenin, the director of the Carnegie Moscow Center tweeted on Sunday.
