Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of attacking large cities overnight in violation of the ceasefire deal brokered by Russia that seeks to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. They added that Azerbaijani forces shelled Stepanakert, the region's capital, and other towns during the night in violation of the truce. The region lies in Azerbaijan but has been under control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia. A man watches rescuers search for victims or survivors at the blast site hit by a rocket during fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan on Sunday. If the truce had held, it would mark a major diplomatic coup for Russia, which has a security pact with Armenia but also cultivated warm ties with Azerbaijan.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2020 11:37 UTC