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Int’l fact-finding mission to Lachin Corridor, Nagorno-Karabakh ‘becoming more and more urgent’ – Armenia warns OSCE

15:15, 12 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Ambassador Armen Papikyan warned the OSCE Permanent Council on May 11 that Azerbaijan’s latest attacks on Armenia are aimed at destabilising the situation and creating pretexts for new large-scale aggressions, and are an open disregard for the efforts made by international partners interested in stability and peace in the South Caucasus.

Azerbaijan's unprovoked and unjustified acts of aggression against Armenia are aimed at disrupting the negotiation process and pressuring Armenia, Ambassador Papikyan has said.

Papikyan delivered the remarks at the 1422nd meeting of the Permanent Council, where the Another aggressive and provocative action of Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia item was included in the agenda.

Below is the full transcript of Ambassador Papikyan’s speech.

Mr. Chairman,

We have brought this current issue to the agenda of today’s Permanent Council meeting to inform the participating states of the new provocation and aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia by Azerbaijan today, on 11 May 2023.

According to the information by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, today at 6 a.m. local time, Azerbaijani armed forces started firing at the Armenian positions in border Sotk village of Gegharkunik province of Armenia, using artillery and mortars. Once again Azerbaijan, resorting to provocative and aggressive actions, opened fire on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia.

There are four wounded servicemen on the Armenian side. Azerbaijani armed forces, in violation of all norms of international humanitarian law, targeted also the ambulance, which was transporting the wounded soldiers.

Between 11:00 and 13:00 local time, the Azerbaijani armed forces regularly fired in the direction of Sotk village. As of now the situation on the border remains tense.

Mr. Chairman,

Colleagues,

The repeated violation by Azerbaijan of one of the fundamental principles of international law - the non-use of force or the threat of force - demonstrates contempt of the Azerbaijani side for the international law, for agreements reached and any commitments undertaken, starting from the 9 November 2020 statement and numerous statements since then.

This provocation and aggression come immediately after the 1st to 4th May intensive negotiations between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington, and also immediately before the upcoming meetings of the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan this weekend in Brussels, and the planned meeting in Chisinau on 1 June.

Taking this opportunity, we would like to welcome the continued engagement and commitment of our international partners to the efforts towards establishing a lasting and sustainable peace and security in the South Caucasus.

It is obvious that these actions of Azerbaijan, which are aimed at destabilising the situation and creating pretexts for new large-scale aggressions, are an open disregard for the efforts made by international partners interested in stability and peace in the South Caucasus, the meetings and negotiations held in Washington, as well as meetings planned in Brussels, Moscow, Chisinau, which are aimed at the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

We have already talked about the pattern of Azerbaijani actions usually preceding and following any negotiations, and this latest provocation and aggression, accompanied with the disinformation spread by the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry, perfectly fits into that pattern of actions. Azerbaijan resorts to violence following negotiations or meetings, especially if agreements are reached, in an obvious attempt to nullify the results, to discredit the negotiations, discredit mediators, and renege on any commitment it has agreed to.

Such unprovoked and unjustified acts of aggression against Armenia aimed at disrupting the negotiation process and by using force exert pressure on Armenia.

With its actions Azerbaijan jeopardizes and violates the fundamental agreements reached during the meeting in Prague on 6 October 2022 and in Sochi on 31 October 2022.

We have continuously stated and would like to reiterate once again that only robust international guaranties and their vigorous enforcement would constrain Azerbaijan and compel its authorities to respect and implement its own commitments.

Mr. Chairman,

I would also like to take this opportunity to bring once again to the attention of the participating States the situation in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the Lachin Corridor.

For five months already Azerbaijan blockades the Lachin Corridor thus effectively putting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) under siege and cutting communication between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia and the rest of the world.

The blockade, the fact of which has been acknowledged by the highest international court, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, is a criminal, illegal act, premeditated, carefully planned and executed effort with the intent to completely destroy the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) by inflicting on them conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part or to achieve its forced displacement which is a crime, punishable under international law.

After installation of an illegal check-point, Azerbaijan has disrupted also the humanitarian work of the ICRC. We highly appreciate the efforts of the ICRC to assist the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and somewhat alleviate the dire humanitarian conditions that they are facing and urge it to continue its efforts to restore its humanitarian work.

This new wave of provocations and aggressive actions pursue also the aim of diverting the attention of the international community to the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. Therefore, sending an international fact-finding mission to the Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh, which would monitor the situation on the ground and serve as a reliable and unbiased source of information, is becoming more and more urgent.

As we have stated on numerous occasions, the rights and the security of the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has been and remain one of the major issues that shall be addressed through the international mechanism. We maintain this position and in light of the continuous Azerbaijani aggressive policies makes this legitimate approach vital.

Mr. Chairman,

The destabilizing actions of Azerbaijan and the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor – the only humanitarian lifeline connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to the outer world – accompanied by territorial claims against Armenia, military provocations, aggressions, use of force or threat of force, spreading of disinformation, as well as continuous incendiary and hate rhetoric against Armenia and the Armenian people, undermine the efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation and finding lasting solutions for a sustainable peace and security in the region.

The Republic of Armenia remains committed to the peace and will continue its efforts to work toward finding lasting resolution of the conflict and normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in pursuit of its goal to bring peace and security to the South Caucasus.

I kindly ask you to attach this statement to the journal of today’s meeting.

I thank you.

 

 

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May 17 2023

Armenian serviceman and a medical assistant wounded in Sotk

Yerevan. /Mediamax/. The units of the Azerbaijani armed forces fired today in the direction of the Armenian position located in Sotk, wounding a serviceman of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.

“Then the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces fired at the ambulance carrying the wounded serviceman.

As a result of the fire opened by the adversary in the direction of the ambulance, the medical assistant received injuries,” the Ministry of Defense said in a news release.

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Russia - June 13 2023

Yerevan says Armenian positions shelled by Azerbaijani troops

According to the press service of the Armenian defense ministry, the Azerbaijani army units opened fire from firearms of various caliber at the Armenian positions located near Sotka

YEREVAN, June 12. /TASS/. Azerbaijani troops opened mortar fire at Armenia’s positions near the village of Sotka in the Gegharkunik region, the press service of the Armenian defense ministry said on Monday.

"At 2:15 p.m. (1:15 p.m. Moscow time) on June 12, Azerbaijani army units opened fire from firearms of various caliber at the Armenian positions located near Sotka. They also used a mortar," it said, adding that no one was hurt.

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Azeri troops attempting to advance into Armenia to raise flag pushed back by countermeasures - NSS

10:41, 15 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenian security forces on Thursday morning took countermeasures to thwart the Azerbaijani military’s attempt to advance, authorities said in a statement.

The National Security Service Border Guards said that a group of servicemen of the Azerbaijani Border Guards attempted to advance into the territory of Armenia from the direction of the Hakari Bridge around 08:40, June 15 with the purpose of raising a flag in the territory of Armenia.

“As a result of measures taken by the Armenian side, the attempt by the Azerbaijani servicemen to advance and install a flag in the territory of Armenia was thwarted,” the NSS Border Guards said in a statement.

As of 10:00 the situation was relatively stable.

 

 

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June 16 2023

Thousands of Armenian Mothers Mourn Children Killed by Azerbaijan

By Uzay Bulut on June 16, 2023

For the past 3 years, the indigenous Armenians of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the South Caucasus have undergone an aggressive war at the hands of Azerbaijan and its ally, Turkey. According to statements from Azeri state officials, this war’s purpose is to eliminate the Armenian presence in Artsakh. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, for instance, has repeatedly stated that Armenians in Artsakh “have two options: either they will live under Azerbaijani rule or leave.”

The war was launched on September 27, 2020 with the support of Turkey and lasted for 44 days. It involved the carpet bombing of cities and villages, the targeting of civilian populations, the recruitment of foreign terrorists from Syria, as well as the systematic perpetration of war crimes and human rights abuses. Azerbaijan used internationally prohibited weapons, and bombed hospitals, kindergartens, and houses during the war.

This aggression has resulted in the deaths of thousands of Armenians, the forceful capture of significant parts of Artsakh territory, the forced displacement of tens of thousands of civilians, as well as the ongoing detention and torture of an unspecified number of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs).

The current official yet approximate number of Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan is 35. But this number keeps rising. Siranush Sahakyan, an attorney who represents Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights, said at a press conference on May 12 that are currently 80 POWs at the hands of Azerbaijan.

Although the trilateral agreement signed on November 9, 2020 meant to suspend the war, Azerbaijan has never ended its aggression. Azerbaijani Armed Forces have continued with unprovoked attacks on Armenian territory, including opening fire on Armenian soldiers carrying out engineering works in the Tegh Community on April 11, 2023, a hostile action which killed four Armenian soldiers and wounded six. Similarly, on March 5, 2023, Azerbaijani troops attacked an Artsakh police car, killing three police officers.

In a separate instance on May 29, 2023, two Armenian soldiers were captured by Azerbaijani forces in a cross-border incursion. The soldiers, Harutiun Hovakimian and Karen Ghazarian, were ambushed and kidnapped after they had delivered water and food to Armenian army units guarding the border with Azerbaijan.

According to unofficial data, around 5000 Armenian soldiers and scores of civilians have been killed by Azerbaijan since the 2020 war. To observe the grief and struggles of Armenian mothers who lost their children due to Azeri aggression, María Luciana Minassian, a human rights lawyer based in Argentina, visited the capital of Armenia (Yerevan) twice this year in March and May.

During those trips, she visited universities, government offices, as well as the Yerablur Military Cemetery, where the Armenian servicemen who lost their lives in defense of the homeland are laid to rest. Minassian also visited the Lachin Checkpoint on the Hakari Bridge recently launched by Azerbaijan and Armenian military positions.

“That was a fact-finding mission which gave me the possibility to get acquainted with the changes Azerbaijan made on the territory,” Minassian told this author in an interview.

“I was very worried that our soldiers were only 400 meters away from the Azerbaijani military positions. Because of the work I have been doing as a lawyer since the 2020 Artsakh War, I know the dangers those soldiers are facing. I felt extremely sad to leave them so close to a barbaric enemy. I know that any of our soldiers who get captured by Azeri forces are subjected to inhuman treatment and torture. I said goodbye to them and by the time I got in the car, I was in tears, devastated.”

Luciana says that the number of Armenian soldiers killed by Azerbaijan is not certain.

“Official statements from the Armenian government placed the number of dead soldiers during Artsakh’s war over 2900; but we usually speak about 5000 casualties.”

Sadly, this number has increased since the end of the war. In September 2022, for instance, Azerbaijan launched another unprovoked assault on sovereign Armenian territory, using combat drones, artillery and large caliber firearms, reportedly resulting in the deaths of dozens of soldiers.

“We have to take into consideration the approximately 95 victims of the September 2022 Azerbaijani aggression against the Republic of Armenia. We also need to take into consideration the identification procedures that are still being processed based on DNA. In many cases, we only have bone as a remnant of an Armenian combatant, and investigations must take place to identify the victim.

“I spoke to many mothers in Yerablur Cemetery. They were very kind and also extremely devastated. The cemetery is the home of everyone who lost a son in the war. I also spoke to the brother of a deceased combatant. He visits his brother’s grave every day and every night. He drives a cab, and in the middle of his work, if he feels like visiting, he stops and spends the rest of his day inside Yerablur. I invited him for lunch, as he was so kind that had offered to get me back to the city. He was so sad the entire lunch, but he was also surprised that his case was brought to my attention.

“When I was in Yerablur, I realized a military burial ceremony was about to take place. The burial ceremony was of a soldier who was identified only by a piece of bone. So it was a controversial case for the mother of the soldier, and it had taken a while to get the information.

“In a sense, the pain and the mourning of those families who lost a loved one during the war has only just begun; parents need to be heard. They gave their most precious treasure to the Armenian Motherland: their sons. And by now they are living lonely lives; many of them don’t work (they do not have the ability to do so). I also witnessed birthday celebrations inside Yerablur. I saw people wearing t-shirts with the fallen soldier´s picture, arriving at a grave, with balloons, and a beautiful cake. This scene is truly sad, very sweet, and filled with love. You get to feel the love, and you get to feel the sadness.

“Mothers only want one thing: they want recognition of their sons’ sacrifices because their lives were lost in territories we may not be allowed to visit for a while, or maybe for a lifetime. In order to honor the lives of these soldiers and their brave efforts, their mothers only ask us not to give up. They want us to continue the freedom struggle for the 120.000 ethnic Armenians who remain under Azeri siege and can´t freely exercise their right to live in their ancestral lands. I would add they also request what in Argentina has called “the right to know the truth”. That is, they are entitled to get informed about the whereabouts and circumstances in which their loved ones perished.

“When I think about the ongoing Azeri aggression, I also think about all the mothers who at this moment have their sons at the frontlines, at the borders. They are aware of the inhumane, atrocious way Azerbaijani forces treat kidnapped Armenians.”

It is not only Armenian men who are violently targeted by Azerbaijan. Armenian women soldiers have also been subjected to Azeri war crimes. One of the worst atrocities committed by Azerbaijan against Armenia concerns the rape, savage mutilation, and slaughter of a woman who served in the Armenian forces. The soldier was identified as Anush Apetyan, 36, a mother of three children. The Armenian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Apetyan was killed during the Azeri assaults on September 13-14, 2022 along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

Author Raymond Ibrahim reported on the brutal murder and torture of Apetyan:

“A video of these atrocities, apparently made by the Azeri soldiers themselves, which was emailed to me, shows piles of mutilated and decapitated Armenian soldiers, including the woman in question. She appears naked, with both of her arms and legs cut off. One of her eyes is clearly gouged out. A severed finger appears sticking out of her mouth, and another appears to be sticking out of her private parts.”

Minossain said:

“We must also remember the lives of the women who served Armenia and gave their lives for the Motherland of the Armenians, some of them are also buried in Yerablur, including the ones who perished during the September 2022 attacks on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia. When I was there, I paid my respects to them. I was also able to speak to one of the daughters of a killed Armenian woman soldier and she said she will host me in her house the next time I visit Armenia. I will be extremely honored to meet the relative of a brave female combatant. These heroes will remain in our hearts forever.”

Despite all international calls for de-escalation, Azerbaijan continues to flagrantly violate Armenia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, international law, the political will and the right to self-rule of the Armenians of Artsakh, as well as the November 2020 tripartite statement signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia to end the 2020 Artsakh War. It appears that the only way to stop the killings and torture of Armenians by Azerbaijan is for the civilized world to recognize Artsakh’s right to self-determination.

Garo Ghazarian, a human rights lawyer, and expert on international law, told this author in an interview:

“The criteria for people to have realized their right to self-determination is when they have either (a) established a sovereign and independent state, or ( they have freely associated with another state, or © they have integrated with another state after having freely expressed their will to do so.

“While one of these acts is sufficient to trigger the right of self-determination, the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh has realized all three.

“Therefore, if there truly is such a thing as an international community, it must not turn a blind eye to the exercise of these fundamental steps undertaken and practiced for the last three decades by the Armenians of Artsakh.

“And, to be clear, of all nations, the United States of America must lead in this regard.

“After all, it was U.S. President Woodrow Wilson during World War I promoted the concept of self-determination, whereby a nation made up of a group of people with similar political ambitions can indeed seek to create its own independent government and state.

“Can anyone seriously question the reality of the unjustifiable deprivation of human rights, and the plight of the Armenians of Artsakh today? I think not.”

It is high time that the United States, the leader of the Free World, took concrete action to stop this ongoing genocide against Armenians. All United States foreign and military assistance to Azerbaijan must be immediately ceased and the government of Azerbaijan must be sanctioned until it stops its attacks on Armenia and Artsakh. And for durable peace in the South Caucasus, the US government must recognize the right of self-determination of the people of Artsakh.

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Azerbaijan prepares new attacks, warns senior diplomat

18:43, 17 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 17, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan is preparing new attacks on Armenia and is using false accusations to create an information base for its new provocations, Ambassador-at-large Edmon Marukyan warned on Saturday.

“During the entire month of June, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan issued 19 statements, allegedly about shootings by the armed forces of Armenia. All the statements of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan were lies and pursued one goal: to prepare an information base for daily aggressions and attacks on the sovereign territory of Armenia. After June 10, this behavior and statements intensified, which means that Azerbaijan is preparing new provocations. Naturally, this behavior of Azerbaijan does not contribute to the ongoing peace negotiations and should be monitored by the international community in order to curb Azerbaijan's expansionist ambitions,” Marukyan tweeted.

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Azerbaijani armed forces open gunfire at Armenian positions

09:37, 19 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military opened cross-border gunfire in the early hours of June 19 at Armenian military positions in the eastern and south-western parts of the border, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

“On June 19, at 12:45 a.m. -2:20 a.m., the Azerbaijani AF units opened fire from different caliber small arms against the Armenian combat positions located in the eastern- Sotk- and southwestern- Yeraskh-directions of the frontier zone. No casualties on the Armenian side,” the Armenian Ministry of Defense said on Facebook.

 

 

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BREAKING: Nagorno Karabakh serviceman shot, wounded by Azerbaijani forces

15:10, 22 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military violated the ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh around 13:00 on June 22 in the direction of Martakert region, wounding Defense Army serviceman Mher K. Hakobyan. The Azerbaijani forces used small arms in the shooting, the Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) said in a statement.

The ministry added that it has reported the shooting to the Russian peacekeeping contingent command.

 

 

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Nagorno Karabakh village home targeted in latest Azerbaijani shooting

09:37, 23 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 23, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijani troops opened gunfire at a residential house in the village of Chankatagh in Nagorno Karabakh.

The homeowner, Zori Arakelyan (born 1983), contacted local police at 19:25, June 22 and said that his home was targeted by sporadic automatic gunfire from Azerbaijani military positions, the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.

Investigators arrived at the scene and documented damages on the roof which resulted from the shooting. Authorities were assessing the damages.

 

 

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URGENT: Azerbaijan again opens cross-border gunfire at U.S.-affiliated company’s construction site in Armenian village

14:32, 27 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military opened gunfire at 13:15, June 27 at the steel mill’s construction site in the Armenian village of Yeraskh, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement.

Other details weren’t immediately available.

The construction of a steelworks in Yeraskh is carried out by GTB Steel under a joint Armenian-American investment project.

The construction site has been hit by Azerbaijani shelling several times before. During one such cross-border shooting on June 14 two construction workers were wounded.

 

 

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The Yeraskh metal smelting plant releases footage presenting the consequences of Azerbaijani shooting

18:49, 27 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. The metal smelting plant in Yeraskh has released a series of videos showing Azerbaijanis shooting at the smelter's workers and equipment.

ARMENPRESS reports, the video shows the consequences of the recent shootings of different periods.

 

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported that on June 14, 16, 19 and the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan opened fire at a factory being built with foreign investment in Yeraskh. As a result of the shootings on June 14, 2 Indian citizens involved in the construction works of the factory were injured.

 

 

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BREAKING: Azerbaijan launches artillery attack, air strikes in Nagorno Karabakh, 4 dead

06:55, 28 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS. 4 Nagorno Karabakh servicemen were killed when Azerbaijani forces began bombarding Nagorno Karabakh positions with artillery and drone strikes in the early hours of Wednesday, the Nagorno Karabakh Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

“On June 28, starting from 1:30 a.m., the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened artillery fire in the direction of Martuni and Martakert, using UAVs as well. There are 4 casualties from the Armenian side. The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Artsakh will make an additional statement,” the ministry said.

The ministry added that the recent continuous disinformation campaign launched by Azerbaijan falsely accusing the Nagorno Karabakh army of violating the ceasefire was aimed at creating an “information base” for this aggression.

“The Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, continuously spreading disinformation in previous days as if the units of the Defence Army violate the ceasefire, and, in particular, on June 27, by disseminating a false statement about the wounding of the Azerbaijani AF serviceman by the Armenian side fire, created an informational basis for another provocation. The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Artsakh will make an additional statement,” the Nagorno Karabakh ministry of defense added.

 

 

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Azerbaijan violates ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh

10:25, 5 July 2023

YEREVAN, JULY 5, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military breached the Nagorno Karabakh ceasefire on July 4-5 and opened gunfire in the direction of the Shushi and Martakert regions, the Ministry of Defense of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Azerbaijani military opened small arms fire in the abovementioned directions from 18:55, July 4 until 00:10, July 5.

Nagorno Karabakh did not suffer casualties.

The Nagorno Karabakh authorities said they reported the incident to the Russian peacekeepers.

As of 09:30, July 5 the situation on the line of contact was relatively stable.

 

 

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Azerbaijan fired in the direction of the Armenian positions in Tegh village. One soldier injured

09:45, 12 July 2023

YEREVAN, JULY 12, ARMENPRESS։ On July 12, at 05:30 a.m. Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of the Armenian positions in Tegh village, as a result of which an Armenian serviceman was injured, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

The health condition of the serviceman is assessed as satisfactory, his life is not in danger.

 

 

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Second Armenian serviceman injured as a result of Azerbaijani shooting in Tegh village, Syunik

15:32, 12 July 2023

YEREVAN, 12 JULY, ARMENPRESS. On July 12, at 12:10 p.m. Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of the Armenian positions in Tegh village, as a result of which an Armenian serviceman was injured, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

The health condition of the serviceman is assessed as moderate with no threat to life.

Earlier today, the Azerbaijani armed forces had opened fire in the direction of the same Armenian positions, as a result of which an Armenian serviceman had been injured. The Ministry of Defense reported that the serviceman's health condition is assessed as satisfactory, his life is not in danger either.

 

 

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Azerbaijan violates ceasefire in Shushi by using 60 mm mortar

16:17, 14 July 2023

YEREVAN, 14 JULY, ARMENPRESS: On July 14 at 2:00 p.m. Azerbaijan violated ceasefire in Shushi by using a 60 mm mortar.

As ARMENPRESS was infomred from the Defense Ministry of Artsakh, the Armenian side has suffered no casualties.

The ceasefire violation was reported to the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops.

Earlier today, at around 11:00 a.m. the Ministry of Defense of Artsakh reported that Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in Shushi, in addition to firearms, using 82 mm mortar and RPG-7.

 

 

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Nagorno Karabakh farmer escapes unharmed after Azerbaijani military opens fire at tractor

14:14, 24 July 2023

YEREVAN, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS. A farmer in Nagorno Karabakh has escaped unharmed after being targeted by Azerbaijani troops, Nagorno Karabakh police said Monday.

The 64-year-old farmer was operating his tractor while carrying out agricultural work in the village of Shosh when Azerbaijani troops opened various caliber small arms fire in his direction on July 24. The farmer did not suffer injuries. The agricultural work has been suspended.

In a statement, the Nagorno Karabakh Ministry of Interior said they’ve briefed the Russian peacekeepers on the shooting.

 

 

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Azerbaijan targets Armenian military positions in Gegharkunik in latest cross-border shooting

10:25, 12 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani military opened gunfire Friday evening at Armenian border positions near the village of Verin Shorzha in Gegharkunik Province, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement.

“On August 11, from 9:25 p.m. to 10:25 p.m., Azerbaijani AF units opened fire against the Armenian combat outposts in the vicinity of Verin Shorzha,” the ministry said.

 

 

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Azerbaijani armed forces open gunfire at farmers, communication infrastructures in Nagorno-Karabakh

22:42, 12 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijani forces have opened gunfire at farmers and communication infrastructures in Nagorno-Karabakh and are generating fake news in an attempt to justify their actions, the Ministry of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh said in a press release on August 12.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, Azerbaijani military units opened fire at communication infrastructure equipment in Nagorno-Karabakh, and around 14:15 shot at farmers working in the fields of Sarushen community. No one was hurt in the shooting, the ministry said.

The Defense Ministry added that Azerbaijan’s latest disinformation campaign, when it twice falsely accused Nagorno-Karabakh of opening fire on Saturday, is an attempt by Azerbaijan to try and justify its own ceasefire violations of August 12 and to divert international attention from the humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from the blockade of Lachin Corridor.

 

 

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