13 March 2020, 23:54

Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations of shelling attacks

The Ministry of Defence of Armenia reported about a shelling attack on its positions near the city of Ijevan, while the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan reported about a shelling attack on residential buildings in the village of Abbasbeili.

Today, the Azerbaijani troops have shelled from machine guns the positions of the Armenian armed forces near the city of Ijevan in the Tavush District of Armenia, the Armenian MoD reported.

On March 13, in the vicinity of the villages of Berkaber, Lalagukh, and Sevkar in the Ijevan District of Armenia, the armed forces of Armenia opened heavy fire from machine guns at residential buildings and civilian vehicles in the village of Abbasbeili in the Gazakh District, the "Sputnik Azerbaijan" quotes the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan as reporting.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on March 13, 2020 at 08:29 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Armine Martirosyan Source: CK correspondent

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