"On October 22, in the morning hours, the Azerbaijan Army units have destroyed a tactical UAV of the Armenian armed forces attempted to carry out a flight in the direction of the Sadarak and Sharur regions of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic," Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reports.
According to the agency, Personnel of the Armenian Armed Forces, who have recently suffered heavy blows in various directions of the front, refuse to participate in the fighting.
"It turned out that Armenia involves villagers in the combat positions since the servicemen of the reserve units of the 543rd Regiment refused to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh. Moreover, residents closed some roads to protest children's participation in the fighting.
Relatives of the service members, who are in the defense zone north of Hadrut and the 5th mountain rifle regiment in Aghdara, urge them to lay down their weapons and retreat. The units also report about shortages of food, fuel, and ammunition," the statement reads.
-10:47-
"On the morning of October 22, ballistic missiles of the operational-tactical missile system were fired from Armenia's territory into the territory of Azerbaijan," the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports.
At around 07:00, the Armenian Armed forces fired three missiles in the direction of the Siyazan region, at 09:00 - 2 missiles in the direction of Qabala and one missile in the direction of Kurdamir regions.
The target of the Armenian Armed Forces was the civilian population and civilian infrastructure.
There are no casualties as a result of the rocket fire.
-10:09-
"On October 22, at 9:15 a.m., the Armenian Armed Forces fired rocket artillery from the occupied territories at Azerbaijani positions in the Fizuli region," the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.
At the same time, according to the agency, on the morning of October 22, at around 09:00, ballistic missiles were fired from Armenia's territory in the direction of the Azerbaijani city of Qabala and Kurdamir.
-09:39-
According to the Defence Ministry of Azerbaijan, on October 21 and on the night of October 22, the combat operations in the Aghdere-Aghdam, Fizuli-Jabrayil, and Zangilan-Gubadli directions continued with intensity.
The agency reports that Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani defensive positions using small arms, mortars, and howitzers.
"As a result of the operation carried out by the Azerbaijan Army in the Gubadli direction, the defending units of the Armenian Armed Forces had to withdraw from critical high grounds and some positions, losing personnel and military vehicles.
The D-20 battery of the 155th artillery regiment of the Armenian armed forces, located in the direction of Khojavend, has a large number of wounded personnel. There was a lack of vehicles for their evacuation, and the roads were closed," reads the statement.
According to the Ministry, the volunteers newly arrived at the Armenian artillery units located in the north of Hadrut settlement left the firing positions and fled.
"As a result of the artillery strikes on the 5th mountain rifle regiment, located in the Aghdere direction, the Armenian armed forces got exposed to heavy casualties, including death and injuries.
Commander of the 3rd battalion of the regiment Robert Hambartsumyan went missing, and the chief of staff of the battalion got killed. As a result of the destruction of the underground shelter, there was a significant loss among the enemy's military personnel.
There were significant casualties among the military personnel due to the fire strike at the defense area of the 543rd regiment. The regiment commander was wounded, his deputy, battalion commander Araik Hovakimyan and his deputies, commanders of a mortar battery, and a company were killed. The military personnel of a company of the 1st battalion refused to engage in the battle.
Currently, fighting continues in the entire front. Azerbaijani troops control the operational situation," the statement reveals.
