13:47, 4 September 2020

Azerbaijan claims shelling of six villages in conflict zone

At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the villages on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 57 times, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on September 3, Azerbaijan counted 46 attacks on the positions of its troops located in the conflict zone.

"During the past 24 hours, units of the Armed Forces of Armenia, by using large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, violated the ceasefire in various section of the frontline for 57 times," the Azerbaijani MoD has stated on its website today.

The Azerbaijani positions deployed in the villages of Agdam, Kokhanebi, Asrik Djyrdakhan, and Agbulag of the Tovuz District, and in the village of Zamanly in the Gadabay District came under fire, the MoD has reported.

The shelling was also carried out from the territories that Azerbaijan treats as its occupied ones, says the statement of the Azerbaijani MoD.

As of 8:25 a.m. Moscow time today, the MoDs of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh did not comment on this statement in their websites today.

Let us remind you that the conflict escalated on July 12. Azerbaijan accused Armenia of trying to attack its positions. According to the Armenian side, the escalation of the situation in the region was triggered by an attempt to break through the border committed by the Azerbaijani troops. According to the official information, in the period from July 12 to July 27, six soldiers from the Armenian side were killed, while other 35 soldiers, two policemen, and one civilian were wounded. The authorities of Azerbaijan reported about 13 killed people, including 12 soldiers and one civilian, and four wounded soldiers.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 4, 2020 at 08:55 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.