The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of shelling the positions of its Armed Forces and wounding one serviceman in the Nakhchivan region. This was reported by “Interfax-Azerbaijan” with reference to the press service of the department.
According to the ministry, Armenian soldiers opened small arms fire on Azerbaijani soldiers on the night of May 28, which caused one of them to be wounded in the shoulder. Now his life is not in danger. “The opposite side was suppressed by the return fire of the special forces units. The conditions of hostilities are under the full control of the Azerbaijani army, ”the message says.
The Ministry of Defense of Armenia, as reported by TASS, has already denied this version, stating that “there were no shots.” In turn, the acting prime minister of the republic, Nikol Pashinyan, even accused Azerbaijan of intending to unleash a new war in order to “fulfill some old agreements.”
Earlier, the Azerbaijani authorities announced that they detained six Armenian servicemen on the border territory, who set minefields and conducted reconnaissance. In Yerevan, this information was considered a provocation and demanded to immediately return the military to their homeland.
In early May, the Armenian Defense Ministry recorded an attempt by the Azerbaijani military to move into the Syunik and Gegharkunik regions under the pretext of clarifying the borders. And about. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called the situation on the border of the two countries tense and announced the revitalization of the Armenian-Russian strategic system.
