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| Landmark 19th century cathedral in Nagorno-Karabakh damaged during shelling by Azerbaijani forces – Armenian military | Landmark 19th century cathedral in Nagorno-Karabakh damaged during shelling by Azerbaijani forces – Armenian military |
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| The historic Ghazanchetsots cathedral in the town of Shusha was shelled by Azerbaijani forces in the ongoing conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, an Armenian military spokesperson has said. | The historic Ghazanchetsots cathedral in the town of Shusha was shelled by Azerbaijani forces in the ongoing conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, an Armenian military spokesperson has said. |
| “[Our] enemy Azerbaijan has hit the symbol of Shusha,” Armenia’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on social media. He posted a photo showing a cloud of smoke coming from the church’s tower. | “[Our] enemy Azerbaijan has hit the symbol of Shusha,” Armenia’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on social media. He posted a photo showing a cloud of smoke coming from the church’s tower. |
| Photos from inside of the church show a large hole in the structure’s ceiling, as well as debris and rubble lying on the floor. | |
| The cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church was consecrated in 1888. Standing 35m high (115ft), it is considered one of the largest Armenian churches in the world. | |
| Azerbaijan has promptly denied hitting the cathedral. A Defense Ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying that “the information about the damage to the church in Shusha has nothing to do to the activities of the Azerbaijani Army.” | |
| The Azerbaijani forces “do not target historic, cultural, and especially, religious buildings and monuments,” the spokesperson said. | |
| Shusha has been shelled several times since the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh – an Armenian-populated enclave inside Azerbaijan – resumed on September 27. One of the shells destroyed the ‘Culture Center’ building on Sunday, causing civilian casualties on the ground. | |
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