“A shootout took place at night in the direction of the position (near Verin Shorzha village), where hot battles took place last night,” Gegharkunik Governor Gnel Sanosyan told reporters.

He noted that we have one wounded whose injury is in the shoulder area, he underwent surgery, everything is normal.

Gnel Sanosyan also said that no Russian peacekeepers were deployed in that area.

It should be reminded that the RA Investigative Committee informed:

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.

On 29 July, at around 3:00 am, in the Gegharkunik section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, in the direction of Karvachar, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, violating the ceasefire agreement reached the day before, again applied provocation by firing on Armenian positions.

As of 07:00, the situation is calm, there are no shootings.

At around 08:40, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces again opened fire on the Armenian positions located in the Gegharkunik section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

A short shootout took place, after the actions of the Armenian side the enemy fire has been silenced.

One serviceman of the RA Armed Forces received a gunshot wound as a result of the 29 July provocations.

As of 09:30, the situation is calm.

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