17 September 2020, 15:17
Azerbaijan claims shelling of three villages in conflict zone
The positions of Azerbaijani military deployed in villages located on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone, were shelled for 30 times during the last 24 hours, including from sniper rifles and machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on September 16, Azerbaijan counted 34 shelling attacks of its troops' positions in the Karabakh conflict zone for the past 24 hours; the day earlier, it announced 30 such attacks.
"Units of the Armed Forces of Armenia, by using large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, violated the ceasefire regime in various sections of the frontline for 30 times during the last 24 hours," the Azerbaijani MoD has stated in its website today.
The Azerbaijani positions stationed in the villages of Gadjally, Alibeili and Agdam of the Tovuz District came under fire, the MoD reported. The shelling was also carried out from the territories that Azerbaijan treats as its occupied ones, says the statement of the MoD.
As of 9:10 a.m. Moscow time today, the MoDs of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh did not comment on this statement of the Azerbaijani MoD in their websites.
Let us remind you that on September 16, the Armenian MoD announced the death of a serviceman on the border with Azerbaijan. Earlier, on September 15, the Azerbaijani MoD announced the wounding of its soldier in the Tovuz District.
Let us remind you that escalation of the conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place on July 12. According to the official information, in the period from July 12 to July 27, six soldiers from the Armenian side were killed and other 38 people were injured, including 35 soldiers, two policemen, and one civilian. The authorities of Azerbaijan reported about 13 killed and four wounded soldiers.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 17, 2020 at 09:12 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
