VIDEO. "Continuous gunfire, artillery is firing, I see smoke from the window," journalist Marut Vanyan

"Continuous gunfire, artillery is firing, I see smoke from the window, the first explosions were very close, the children are crying," reports journalist Marut Vanyan from the center of Stepanakert.

Earlier, it was reported that the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense announced the start of military operations in Artsakh, which they refer to as an 'anti-terrorist operation.' They stated that the Russian peacekeeping contingent's command and the leadership of the Turkish-Russian joint monitoring center had been informed about the measures being taken.