The Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Ministry of Defense of Armenia announced that Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive against the villages of Khtsaberd and In Taher (In Takhlar) in the Gadrust region. " Russia and Azerbaijan have not yet confirmed this, " Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh was announced on the night of November 10. In accordance with the agreements, Azerbaijan gained control over about half of the territory of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The truce was reached with the mediation of Russia. Russian peacekeepers were sent to the region to monitor compliance.