Soldiers of the Armenian Army. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia

20 June 2022, 10:52

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of sniper shelling

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed on the Armenian border were shelled from sniper rifles and small arms, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence  (MoD) stated on June 19.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that earlier the Azeri MoD reported that in the evening on June 18 and at night on June 19, Azerbaijani positions in the Kelbadjar District (the Armenian name for Kelbadjar is Karvachar) were shelled from the Vardenis District of the Gegarkunik Region of Armenia. The Armenian MoD reported that a 19-year-old conscript soldier died on June 18 during an Azerbaijani shelling in the direction of Vardenis.

The positions of the Azerbaijani army stationed near the village of Zivel in the Kelbadjar District were shelled in the afternoon on June 19 from sniper rifles and small arms, the press service of the Azeri MoD has reported.

The shooting was delivered from the position located near the village of Yukhary Shordja, the Basarkechyar District, says the message posted on the Russian-language version of the MoD's website. "Our units have taken adequate response measures," the message has noted.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 19, 2022 at 04:15 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: The Caucasian Knot

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