The RA Human Rights Defender informs:

“As of 10:30 am, alarms are received from civilians that the Azerbaijani armed forces are firing in the direction of Sotk, Kut, Azat, Norabak, Nerkin Shorzha, Verin Shorzha villages of the RA Gegharkunik region.  The villages of Kut and Verin Shorzha are particularly vulnerable.

The shots are intense, fired from both small and large caliber weapons.

The RA Human Rights Defender recorded the official statement of the RA Ministry of Defense that these Azeri military attacks have political motives. Therefore, the Defender draws the attention of international organizations to this statement.

“The facts verified by the Gegharkunik regional subdivision of the Human Rights Defender’s Office confirm that the shootings are constantly provoked by the Azerbaijani armed forces:

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that on 28 July, at around 3:40 am, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attacked the Armenian positions located in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

At 08:20, the Ministry of Defense announced that military operations had been launched in the area from Sotk to Verin Shorzha, and an intensive shootout was underway.

As of 07:30, we have two wounded; the information about five servicemen is being clarified.

As of 08:30, the Armenian side has three victims, two servicemen are wounded.

As of 09:20, giving losses, they were thrown back to their original positions. The shootout continues.

The RA Ministry of Defense stated that the entire responsibility for the aggravation of the situation falls on the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan.