Eruption of violence
Dust blankets the yard of a house hit by shelling in Stepanakert,
Nagorno-Karabakh, two weeks after Azerbaijan and Armenia
resumed fighting over the disputed territory—Europe’s oldest
“frozen war,” a conflict with roots dating from 1918 but that
had been mostly dormant since 1992. Since it restarted on
Sept. 27, hundreds of soldiers and up to 100 civilians have
been reported killed. With children and most women evacuated
from Stepanakert, the main city controlled by Armenia, the
residents who remain use their basements as bomb shelters.
Photograph by Emanuele Satolli
▶ For more of our best photography, visit time.com/lightbox