Two soldiers, an Armenian and Azerbaijani, Armenian and a civilian were killed in the area of ”line of contact” around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Vanik Ghukasian, a resident of 60 years of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur, was shot Thursday night after his village border in the province of Tavush, was attacked by the army of Azerbaijan. Many residents have spent the night in their basement.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said that Azerbaijani forces had also opened fire at night on virtually every other of Tavush villages close to the Azerbaijani border. Artsrun Hovannisian, spokesman of the ministry, said Friday that the Armenian troops in the region have responded to the rear.
“If we do not respond to all violations of Azerbaijani cease-fire, then we will know defeats in suffering,” said Hovannisian told a news conference in Yerevan. “But unlike them, we are not at war against civilians. We know that our enemy is the soldiers in the trenches. “
New reports spoke of Baku Armenians fire targeting Alibeyli, an Azerbaijani village located only a few kilometers northeast of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur. The APA news agency said a 32 year old woman was wounded in the arm and hospitalized. He quoted the mayor of the village, saying that dozens of houses were damaged.
Earlier Thursday, the Armenian army had argued that one of its soldiers had been killed by Azerbaijani forces deployed to the east. According to the Defense Ministry in Baku, Azerbaijani serviceman died in an “exchange of fire with the enemy” at about the same time.
Davit Babayan, a senior official in Stepanakert, said Friday that the Karabakh Armenian forces launched a retaliatory operation immediately after their last combat victim. “We have different types of punitive measures,” said Babayan. “The enemy has suffered many losses, but do not want to admit it.”
The Ministry of Defence Karabakh claimed to have destroyed two army posts of Azerbaijan in “punitive” raids Saturday. The Azerbaijani army denied the allegations. But she admitted that Azerbaijani soldier died that day.
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