[10] On 4 October, after the first attack, Arayik Harutyunyan, the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh's president, issued a warning to the Azerbaijani army and civilians for the latter to leave Ganja, claiming that military facilities were permanently located in the city.

[11][12][13] On 5 October, spokesman of self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh's president, Vahram Poghosyan echoing the earlier warning of Arayik of Harutyunian, made a statement saying that "A few more days and I am afraid that even archaeologists will not be able to find the place of Ganja.

"[14] According to Human Rights Watch, attack threats on unnamed targets over an unspecified time period in a language that only a few Azerbaijanis can understand were ineffective warnings.

[16] Lavrov issued a joint statement following ten hours of talks that ended at 03:00 local time,[17] confirming that a humanitarian ceasefire would come into force at midday.

[5] During the attack, significant infrastructure in the city was completely destroyed,[34][35] including 31 apartment buildings,[36] and structures and vehicles in the vicinity of the explosion were seriously damaged.

[39] Human Rights Watch confirmed that a Scud-B ballistic missile launched by the Armenian army exploded in a neighbourhood, killing ten civilians and injuring another 34.

[1] On 17 October, at approximately 01:00 local time, Azerbaijani authorities stated that Armenian forces had fired Scud missiles[40] at Ganja;[41][42] journalists reported three powerful explosions in the city.

[53][6] Human Rights Watch confirmed that Armenian forces had used Scud-B ballistic missiles on two residential neighbourhoods in Ganja at about 1 a.m. which resulted in the deaths of 21 civilians, including five who passed away from their injuries following the attack.

Human Rights Watch saw a sizable crater, numerous residential structures that were either damaged or destroyed, and scattered ordnance remains near the scene of the attack.

[74] The same day, Russian Azerbaijanis dedicated part of the entrance of Azerbaijan's embassy to Russia in Moscow to the memory of the victims of the 17 October attack.

[75] On November 23, Aziz Sancar, a Nobel laureate in chemistry from Turkey, transferred a significant amount of money to a specially created bank account to cover the future education expenses of Khadija Shahnazarova, a toddler who lost both her parents in the 17 October attack.