The Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported that an armed attack occurred on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, in which one Armenian soldier was killed and another wounded. This was reported in the press service of the department, reports DEA News.
The incident occurred on March 31 at 22:50 local time (21.50 Moscow time) in the southeastern part of the border area.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, due to a misunderstanding, the conflict broke out among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Armenia due to the very low visibility. At the same time, the ministry said, “fire was also opened from the Azerbaijani side.”
They stated that after the incident, the body of soldier Hrachya Sarukhanyan, who had a fatal gunshot wound, had been found. The ministry stressed that the life of an injured soldier is not in danger.
The Department of Defense added that an investigation is ongoing to clarify the circumstances of the incident.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Defense reported On Azerbaijan’s violation of the line of contact between the parties in the Shusha region.