Letter on Azerbaijan`s armed attack on territory of Armenia published  as official document of UN Security Council

ArmInfo.The letter sent by the RA Permanent Representative to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council on November 16 regarding the armed attack of  Azerbaijan on the territory of Armenia was published as an official  document of the Security Council. This was reported by the Permanent  Mission of Armenia to the UN.

The document is available at the following link:   https://undocs.org/en/S/2021/954.

On November 16 at about 1:00pm units of the Armed Forces of  Azerbaijan attacked the Armenian positions located in the eastern  direction of the border. The enemy used artillery, armored vehicles,  firearms of various calibers. According to the RA Ministry of  Defense, as a result of the retaliatory actions of the Armenian side  the enemy has large losses in manpower and equipment. The Armenian  side also has losses.

The RA Defense Ministry reported late in the evening on the same day  that according to the agreement reached with the mediation of the  Russian side, the fire in the eastern direction of the Armenian  border had been stopped from 6:30pm, the situation had relatively  stabilized. The RA Defense Ministry announced the names of six dead  Armenian servicemen and informed about the capture of 13 Armenian  servicemen by the enemy. It is noted that communication with another  24 military personnel has been lost. It was also reported about the  loss of two combat positions from the Armenian side.