House destroyed as a result of shelling. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of Nagorno-Karabakh, https://www.facebook.com/RescueServiceOfTheNKR/photos/pcb.3730512163649898/3730511716983276/?type=3&theater

02 October 2020, 11:03

Nagorno-Karabakh residents report numerous victims of shelling

In five days of fighting, at least 11 civilians of Nagorno-Karabakh were killed, and more than 60 others were wounded; but these figures are not final, said Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsman.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the course of intensive shelling in the Karabakh conflict zone, continuing since September 27, civilians are killed on both sides of the frontline. According to Azerbaijan, since September 27, in the country's settlements, 16 people have been killed and 55 others wounded during shelling attacks committed by Armenian militaries. In Nagorno-Karabakh, according to official data, nine persons were killed and more than 30 others were wounded. On September 28, Armenia reported the first civilian who was killed in the shelling from Azerbaijan of the villages of the Vardenis District. It also became known that one of the shells wounded a child in an Iranian village located on the border with Nagorno-Karabakh.

For more news on the Karabakh conflict escalation, see: 'Karabakh: a Good War Or a Bad Peace' section.

From September 27 to October 1, according to preliminary data, 11 Nagorno-Karabkh civilians perished, and more than 60 others were wounded. The data on the casualties and wounded people among civilians is still preliminary, the Karabakh Ombudsman, Artak Beglaryan, has explained.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 1, 2020 at 11:37 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent

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