22 August 2020, 18:19
Azerbaijan reports 34 shelling attacks by Armenia
The positions of the Azerbaijani Army have come under fire in two districts bordering on Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 21, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling six villages, counting 35 ceasefire violations during the past 24 hours.
"Within the last 24 hours, units of the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire for 34 times in various sections of the frontline," reads the statement posted on the website of the Azerbaijani MoD today.
According to the MoD, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the village of Agdam, Tovuz District, the village of Geyali and on the nameless heights of the Gadabay District were shelled.
By 8:40 a.m. Moscow time today, the MoDs of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh had not commented on this statement on their websites.
The conflict escalated on July 12, when Azerbaijan accused Armenia of trying to attack its positions. According to the Armenian side, the reason for escalation was an Azerbaijan's attempt to break through the border. According to official information, from July 12 to July 27, six military servicemen perished and 38 others were wounded from the Armenian side. In their turn, Azerbaijani authorities reported 13 killed and four wounded militaries.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 22, 2020 at 08:51 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
