Azerbaijan Attack on Armenia Raises Stakes in Karabakh Conflict
- Baku defends strike to Russia as Armenia threatens retaliation
- Worst fighting in decades continues despite truce accord
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Azerbaijan said it attacked military installations inside Armenia for the first time in more than two weeks of fighting over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a move that risks pulling Russia more deeply into the conflict.
Ballistic missile systems in Armenia were “neutralized” to prevent attacks on Azerbaijani cities, according to the Defense Ministry in Baku. Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied any threat to civilians from military equipment it said was “on combat alert” and warned it may retaliate.