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Azerbaijani Forces Again Open Fire on Yersakh Positions

Azerbaijani forces, once again, opened fire on Armenian positions in Yeraskh, two days after 38-year-old Armenian soldier Samvel Alaverdyan was killed by Azerbaijani forces there. Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported Friday that the Azerbaijani forces began shooting at Armenian positions in Yeraskh at 11 a.m. local time, adding that Armenia’s Armed Forces took the necessary counteroffensive measures. Yeraskh, which is located near the Armenia-Azerbaijan border in the Ararat Province, borders Nakhichevan, from where the shots were fired. “Our residents, thank God, have a strong will and is ready at any moment to stand by our soldier if need be,” Yeraskh community leader Radik Oghikyan told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service on Friday.

Azeri Forces Fire Shots at Stepanakert

Reports of Azerbaijani forces firing at civilian targets in Artsakh’s Stepanakert were confirmed Thursday by the office of the Human Rights Defender of Artsakh. Stepanakert’s residents confirmed to the Human Rights Defender’s staff that at 5 p.m. local time on Thursday, Azerbaijani forces fired four to five shots. Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan said in a Facebook post that the information was confirmed by relevant local authorities. “The Russian peace-keeping forces have been informed about the incident. According to the information received from the Ministry of Health and from the Stepanakert military hospital, there are no casualties,” said Stepanyan.

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