27 February 2022, 12:28
Karabakh villagers complain about threats from Azerbaijani militaries
Demands to residents of the village of Khramort to leave their homes have been broadcast from Azerbaijani posts for three days; the villagers are threatened with the use of force, the residents of the community have reported. According to their version, they have asked for protection from Nagorno-Karabakh authorities and peacemakers.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that after the Karabakh war, residents of border villages repeatedly reported shelling from the Azerbaijani side. A Khramort villager was shelled on February 15 while doing his agricultural works, the Nagorno-Karabakh police have reported. On the following day, Azerbaijani militaries has forced villagers, by using threats, to stop working in the vineyards.
Goar Grigoryan, a Khramort villager, a mother of three children, said that for the third day now, Azerbaijani military posts have been addressing villagers with a demand to stop all the works and leave the village. She has added that there are no peacemakers in the village.
Arev Karapetyan said that "the morning in the village begins with the sound of loudspeakers from Azerbaijani posts demanding to leave the village."
Zorik Abramyan, the head of the Khramort community, has noted that "the only issue that worries the villagers is the security one."
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on February 26, 2021 at 08:55 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent
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