Armenian soldier killed in a shootout on border with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani soldiers used firearms on the border near the village of Verin Shorzha, and as a result, a 32-year-old contract soldier was killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on May 12, according to the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani armed forces advanced to the Black Lake area in the Syunik Region of Armenia. On May 13, the Armenian MoD announced the prevention of another attempt by Azerbaijani soldiers to cross the border.

32-year-old Junior Sergeant V. Khurshudyan from Armenia has been killed in a shootout on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the “News.Am” reports today with reference to the Armenian MoD.

The shootout began after a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side on the Armenian border in the Gegarkunik Region, the “Sputnik-Armenia” reported.

The Azerbaijani military personnel shelled Armenian posts “at 2:20 p.m. on the border, near the village of Verin Shorzha in the Gegarkunik Region of Armenia,” the international news agency “News-Armenia” quoted the Armenian MoD as reporting.

According to the Yandex.Maps service, the village of Verin Shorzha is located 63.6 kilometres from the Black Lake.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 25, 2021 at 04:45 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.