Live updates: Stepanakert reportedly hit from the air as fourth day of fighting begins

Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh is continuing for the fourth day.

[The news as it happened: Sunday and Monday, and Tuesday]

The biggest developments from last night:

• Armenia’s Ministry of Defence reported this morning that there was artillery fire along the entire length of the line of contact.
• The authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh reported air raids on Stepanakert overnight.
• The Azerbaijani authorities accused Armenian forces of shelling Terter this morning.
• The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence said it was continuing ‘intense battles for the liberation of occupied territories.’
• The European Court of Human Rights accepted Armenia’s request for interim measures, ordering both sides to take measures to protect civilians.
• The UN Security Council ‘expressed concern’ about the fighting and urged a return to the negotiating table.

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