Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared up again on Monday night, with both sides reporting intense artillery shelling. At around midnight, Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenian troops at three locations along the border. Azerbaijan said it was responding to a buildup of Armenian landmines and weapons near the border. Armenia fired back in retaliation.

亚美尼亚和阿塞拜疆之间在周一晚上再次爆发战斗,双方都称发生了猛烈的炮击。午夜时分,阿塞拜疆部队在沿边界的三个地点炮击亚美尼亚部队。阿塞拜疆表示,这是对亚美尼亚在边境附近布设地雷囤积武器的回应。亚美尼亚进行了反击。

The fighting took place near the Nagorno-Karabakh region, an area within Azerbaijan where ethnic Armenian separatists declared a breakaway republic — later known as Artsakh — in 1991. At a press briefing early on Tuesday, Armenian defense spokesperson Aram Torosyan said the situation remains "extremely tense" as fighting continues. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan later told parliament that "For the moment, we have 49 [troops] killed and unfortunately it's not the final figure."

战斗发生在阿塞拜疆境内的纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫地区附近。1991年,亚美尼亚分离主义分子宣布在该地区建立一个独立的共和国,即后来的阿尔萨克共和国。在星期二早上举行的新闻发布会上,亚美尼亚国防部发言人Torosyan说,由于战斗仍在继续,局势仍然“极其紧张”。亚美尼亚总理尼科尔·帕希尼扬后来对议会说:“目前,我们有49名军人阵亡,不幸的是,这不是最终数字。”

Armenia, Azerbaijan trade blame for violence
Both countries claimed to have launched proportionate responses against what they saw as provocations from the other side. "At 00:05 a.m. [local time] on Tuesday, Azerbaijan launched intensive shelling, with artillery and large-caliber firearms, against Armenian military positions in the direction of the cities of Goris, Sotk, and Jermuk," Armenia's defense ministry said.

亚美尼亚和阿塞拜疆就暴力事件互相指责。
两国都声称对对方的挑衅采取了相称的应对措施。亚美尼亚国防部表示:“(当地时间)周二凌晨00:05,阿塞拜疆用火炮和大口径火器向戈里斯、索克和耶尔穆克方向的亚美尼亚军事据点发动密集炮击。”

However, Azerbaijan accused Armenian forces of carrying out "large-scale subversive acts" earlier on Monday night near the border districts of Dashkesan, Kelbajar and Lachin by placing landmines and mobilizing weapons. "The countermeasures taken by the Azerbaijani military in response to the provocation by the Armenian military are local and directed against legitimate military obxts that serve as firing points," Azerbaijan's defense ministry added. Armenian forces said they subsequently launched a "proportionate" response. The Azerbaijani defense ministry said its troops came under "intense shelling from weapons of various caliber, including mortars, by units of the Armenian army." Both sides acknowledged troop casualties but did not confirm numbers.

然而,阿塞拜疆指责亚美尼亚部队星期一晚上早些时候在达什克桑、克尔巴贾尔和拉钦等边境地区附近布设地雷和调动武器,进行“大规模颠覆行动”。阿塞拜疆国防部补充说:“阿塞拜疆军方为回应亚美尼亚军方的挑衅而采取的反制措施是地方性的,针对的是作为发射点的合法军事目标。”亚美尼亚军队说,他们随后发动了“适当的”回应。阿塞拜疆国防部表示,阿塞拜疆军队遭到“亚美尼亚军队的各种口径武器,包括迫击炮的猛烈炮击”。双方都承认有军队伤亡,但没有证实具体数字。

Long-running feud over Nagorno-Karabakh
The ethnically Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh was the site of two wars between Azerbaijan and Armenia in recent decades. The territory was controlled by Armenian separatists for almost 30 years until Azerbaijan regained control of most of the territory after a six-week war in 2020 and a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia. Last week, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of killing one of its soldiers in a border shootout, while Azerbaijan has also accused Armenia of firing at its troops in recent months.

纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫长期争端。
纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫是亚美尼亚族的飞地,近几十年来阿塞拜疆和亚美尼亚之间发生了两次战争。该地区被亚美尼亚分离主义者控制了近30年,直到2020年,在一场为期六周的战争和俄罗斯斡旋的停火协议后,阿塞拜疆重新控制了该地区大部分土地。上个星期,亚美尼亚指责阿塞拜疆在一次边境枪战中打死一名亚美尼亚士兵,而阿塞拜疆也指责亚美尼亚近几个月来向其军队开火。

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