Flare-Up in Nagorno-Karabakh
Lesson Brief
Vedomosti
Fighting erupted in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday evening. The region is located inside of Azerbaijan, and Armenia claims that it should be part of Armenia based on the history of the region and its people. Russia, the U.S., and the E.U. all have called for an immediate ceasefire.
Click and Match
- counter-offensive, counter-attack
- контрнаступление
- unit, subdivision
- подразделение
- Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed region between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Land is located inside of Azerbaijan.
- Нагорный Карабах
- height, altitude
- высота
- mortar
- миномет
- unilateral, one-sided
- односторонний
- conducted (participle)
- проводимый
- death, doom
- гибель
- rear
- тыл
- to triumph
- торжествовать, восторжествовать