Armenian President Arayik Harutyunyan has ordered the Artsakh Defense Army to halt its rocket bombardment of military facilities in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja to avoid civilian casualties.

Earlier today, Harutyunyan ordered the firing of several missiles on the Ganja military facilities

Harutyunyan, in a statement, called on Baku to stop its attacks on civilians in Artsakh and threatened to resume the targeting of military installations deep within Azerbaijan.

Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second largest city, is located some 70 miles north of Stepanakert.