Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of wounding a soldier

The positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelled from the Armenian side on the border with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, and soldier Elkhan Muradov was wounded as a result of the shelling attack, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported. Armenian military officials called the information unreliable.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on May 25, the Armenian Ministry of Defence announced the death of a 32-year-old contract soldier on the border near the village of Verin Shorzha in the Gegarkunik Region of Armenia as a result of a shootout with the Azerbaijani soldiers. The Azerbaijani MoD denied reports about the shelling attack on the Azerbaijani military positions by the Armenian army near the village of Verin Shorzha and stated that the death of the Armenian soldier was an accident.

The incident with the Azerbaijani soldier has happened tonight. According to the MoD of Azerbaijan, the positions of the country’s armed forces were shelled near the village of Ashagy Buzgov in the Babek District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic.

“As a result, soldier Elkhan Ilham oglu Muradov was wounded to his shoulder. The wounded soldier was immediately provided with first aid, and after that he was taken to a hospital,” the MoD of Azerbaijan reports on its official website.

The Ministry of Defence of Armenia has denied the information. The Armenian armed forces did not shell the Azerbaijani positions, the Armenian Ministry of Defence reports on its website.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 28, 2021 at 12:07 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.