Lawyer Norayr Norikyan wrote on his Facebook page, “Andranik Aleksanyan, my cousin, is one of the five servicemen who were wounded in an armed attack by Azerbaijanis in the Verin Shorzha section.

This bright boy took part in the last war in Artsakh and was awarded the “Medal of Courage” by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia for hitting 4 enemy tanks.

Andranik’s surgery has just ended and thank God, his life is not in danger.

According to the reliable information I have, all the boys of our combat position fought bravely and gave a worthy counterblow to the enemy.

I wish speedy recovery to all the wounded servicemen, God bless all the soldiers of the Armenian Army,” he said.

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.

As of 11:40 a.m., the Ministry of Defense informed that an agreement had been reached through the mediation of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces Command on the restoration of the ceasefire regime on the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact in the north-eastern direction.

At the moment, the mentioned agreement is mainly being fulfilled. No change of line of contact took place, border situation is under the control of the RA Armed Forces units.

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