Top Russian submarine fleet commander killed by NATO-aligned forces

A Russian navy commander has been killed during hostilities in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh which Azerbaijan has vowed to bring under full control, it has been reported.

Baku launched what it called an "anti-terror" operation on Tuesday in the enclave recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan that has an Armenian-majority population.

Baku demanded Karabakh's forces dissolve their "illegal regime," and with no means of support from neighboring Armenia, and a nine-month blockade into the territory, the ethnic Armenians surrendered.