15 October 2021, 18:27
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of shelling an ambulance
This morning, the Azerbaijani armed forces have shelled a Karabakh military ambulance, no one was injured, the Ministry of Defence of the unrecognized republic reports. The Azerbaijani side claims that the ambulance was used for provocation.
At about 9 a.m. local time on October 15, Azerbaijani soldiers opened fire on an ambulance assigned to a military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh army deployed in the northeast direction, the “Armenpress” news agency reports today with reference to the press service for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
No Karabakh servicemen are injured, and the incident has been reported to Russian peacekeepers, the “News.am” reports today with reference to the press service for the Nagorno-Karabakh MoD.
The Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan reported that the Karabakh armed forces used the ambulance when attempting to commit a provocation. “On the morning of October 15, the Azerbaijani armed forces detected an attempt to commit a terrorist provocation <...> using a civilian medical aid vehicle against units of the Azerbaijani army in the Agdere (the Armenian name is Martakert, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) direction. The provocation attempt was suppressed,” the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reports today on its official website.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 15, 2021 at 12:42 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: The Caucasian Knot
