Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh is continuing for a second day.
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The biggest developments from yesterday and last night:
- Armenia and Azerbaijan have declared martial law, with Azerbaijan enacting a 21:00 curfew in major cities.
- All elective surgeries in Armenia put on hold, as beds cleared to make room for injured.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey ‘stands with its Azerbaijani brothers with all its means, as always’.
- Calls to end the fighting from around the world, including Russia, the United States, and Iran.
- Turkey has come out in strong support of Azerbaijan with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stating that Turkey ‘stands with its Azerbaijani brothers with all its means, as always’.
- The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, which mediates the conflict, urged both sides to end the fighting and to ‘immediately resume negotiations’.
- Azerbaijan reports five civilian deaths and 19 civilian injuries. No information has been released about deaths and injuries among military personnel.
- Armenia’s Defence Ministry has confirmed the deaths of 31 service members. At least two civilians have also died.
[Read the full coverage of yesterday’s events as it happened: First day of clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan]
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