The RA Human Rights Defender informs:

“The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia received alarms from the civil settlement called Verin Shorzha, a village in the RA Gegharkunik region, that the Azerbaijani armed forces started firing intensively this morning, between 03:30 and 03:40.

All the alarms are that the Azerbaijani servicemen are firing directly at their settlements. According to the residents, the shooting in the direction of the village is prevented only due to the retaliatory shooting of the RA Armed Forces.

In recent days, the Human Rights Defender’s Office has been regularly receiving alarms from residents that Azerbaijani servicemen are constantly firing at the villages of Verin Shorzha and Kut in the Gegharkunik region, disrupting the peaceful life of the entire village. These shots can always be prevented only due to the retaliatory shots of the RA servicemen.

The Human Rights Defender specifically notes that these regular acts of the Azerbaijani armed forces grossly violate the right to life and health of civilians in the villages of Gegharkunik, disrupt peaceful life, and prevent them from engaging in agriculture.

This urgent message will be sent to the international bodies, noting the need of decisive steps to prevent against the Azerbaijani shootings on the villages of Armenia.”

It should be added that the RA Ministry of Defense reported that on 28 July, at around 3:40 am, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces once again resorted to provocation, violating the ceasefire in the north-eastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attacked the Armenian positions located in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Local battles took place, which, as of 07:00, continue. According to preliminary information, there are losses on both sides as a result of hostilities.

The data is being verified.