15:12, 3 June 2021

Two Armenian soldiers wounded in clash with Azerbaijani militaries

An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://www.mil.am/ru/news/9494

As a result of a conflict that broke out among Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers on the border of the Gegarkunik Region, two soldiers were wounded, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 2, the Azerbaijani MoD announced that a group of about 40 Armenian soldiers had entered the territory of Azerbaijan, but the Azerbaijani militaries forced them to their initial position. The Armenian MoD called this information unreliable.

As a result of the above conflict that broke out in the Gegarkunik Region with Azerbaijani militaries, Armenian soldiers received minor injuries. The incident was resolved by the command forces, the “News.am” reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has also reported that on May 31, the Azerbaijani Frontier Service refuted the reports about a shootout on the border with a group of Armenian soldiers.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 3, 2021 at 09:19 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: CK correspondents