(dpa)
Heavy fighting broke out again between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus on Tuesday night. The Armenian Defense Ministry in Yerevan said that Azerbaijani troops attacked Armenian positions in three places with artillery and large-caliber weapons. This was reported by Russian news agencies. In Baku, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that a large-scale attempt at sabotage by Armenians had sparked the fighting.
The former Soviet republics have been at war with each other over the Nagorno-Karabakh region for decades. It is inhabited by Armenians but belongs to Azerbaijan. In 2020, Azerbaijan improved its position in a four-month war.