Live updates: Day 40 of war in Nagorno-Karabakh

Fighting is continuing for the 40th day over Nagorno-Karabakh, despite three ceasefires being agreed.

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 For ease of reading, we choose not to use qualifiers such as ‘de facto’, ‘unrecognised’, or ‘partially recognised’ when discussing institutions or political positions within Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South Ossetia. This does not imply a position on their status.