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| Baku and Yerevan report intense shelling on the border |
| 2024-04-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The defense departments of Armenia and Azerbaijan reported intense shelling last night in a number of directions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, over the past 24 hours, units of the Azerbaijani army came under fire 30 times from Armenian military personnel. The Armenian military fired at the Azerbaijani military from positions located in the direction of the settlements of Myusurskend in the Tovuzgalinsky district, Ashagi Shorja, Yukhari Shorja, Gunashli in the Basarkechyar region and Aravus in the Goris region, the ministry reported today on its website. The shelling was carried out on April 5 from 21.55 to 23.20 [20.55 – 22.20 Moscow time] on Azerbaijani positions located in the direction of the settlements of Alibeyli in the Tovuz region, Khoshbulag in the Dashkesan region, Yellidzha, Zyaylik in the Kalbajar region and Chagazur in the Lachin region, the message specifies. The Armenian defense department stated today on its website that on the night of April 6, the Azerbaijani military fired small arms at the positions of Armenian soldiers in a number of directions in the border zone with varying intensity. The fire was directed towards the villages of Sotk, Verin Shorzha, Kut (Gegharkunik region), Aravus (Syunik region), Chinari and Movses (Tavush region), the report said. “The overwhelming majority of shots fired by the Azerbaijani armed forces during the night were untargeted and indiscriminate,” the ministry clarified. The " Caucasian Knot " also wrote that on March 31, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of amassing military equipment to the contact line. Yerevan denied information about accumulations of armored vehicles and artillery on the border with Azerbaijan, while accusing Baku of disinformation and publishing mounted footage. On April 2 and April 5, Baku and Yerevan accused each other of shelling positions. Related: Azerbaijan: 2024-04-03 Current information on the situation on the front line: April 2 (updated) Azerbaijan: 2024-04-02 Analysts assess the reasons for the intensification of the underground in the North Caucasus Azerbaijan: 2024-03-31 Deprive Russia of its voice. Why was Vladimir Solovyov 'canceled' in Armenia? |
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