Artsrun Hovhannisyan refutes Azerbaijani reports on death of senior Armenian officer

Artsrun Hovhannisyan, a representative of the Armenian Defense Ministry, on Monday dismissed the reports spread by Azerbaijan alleging a high-ranking Armenian officer had been killed in the fighting with Azerbaijan.

In the early morning of September 27, Azerbaijan launched a massive air and artillery attack on the Artsakh military positions and numerous civilian settlements and infrastructure in the country, including capital Stepanakert. Several civilians, including a child, have been killed by Azerbaijani shelling.