Immediately following the humanitarian ceasefire signed on October 10, 2020, at 02:00 local time, Armenian armed forces launched a fourth missile attack on Ganja. According to the Ministry of Defense, the city was targeted with a “Scud” ballistic missile fired from the Berd region of Armenia.
Sea-news.az reports the missile directly struck a residential building, completely destroying it. The attack resulted in the deaths of 10 civilians and injured 40 others. A total of 31 apartments were completely destroyed, and severe damage was inflicted on nearby infrastructure and vehicles.
On the same day, the Armenian army also targeted the Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station, but the incoming missiles were successfully intercepted by air defense systems. Throughout the Second Karabakh War, Ganja was targeted by Armenian missile strikes five times in total, resulting in 26 civilian deaths and 175 injuries.
