A man removes glass fragments from a window damaged as a result of shelling of Stepanakert, October 13, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

31 October 2020, 08:25

Seven residents of Karabakh village suffer from shelling

A resident of the village of Aknakhbyur, Askeran District, has perished, and six others were wounded as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the office of the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 29, according to the above Ombudsperson, in Stepanakert, two civilians perished under shelling; two others were wounded in the shelling attack on the village of Sgnakh. Besides, one rescuer was killed and five others were wounded by shelling.

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As a result of the shelling conducted by Azerbaijani militaries, in the Aknakhbyur community of the Askeran District, a villager, Sergey Balayan, 60, was killed; and six other more civilians were wounded, "the office of the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh informed on October 30.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 30, 2020 at 20:35 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent

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