The Armenian Ministry of Defense denounced on Monday an attack by Azerbaijan with artillery and ‘drones’ against several Armenian cities, close to the common border, which will have caused at least 48 deaths.
“On September 13 at 00:05 [22g00 de segunda-feira em Lisboa]units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan opened intensive fire with artillery and large-caliber weapons against Armenian positions in the direction of the cities of Goris, Sotk and Dzhermuk,” the Armenian government said in a statement.
According to the press release, quoted by News.am, “the enemy also used ‘drones'” in the attack on Armenian territory.
This Monday, the Armenian authorities had denounced Azerbaijan’s preparations for a military “provocation” on the border with Armenia.
Armenian politician Edmon Marukian wrote on Facebook that, to this end, Baku had been accusing the Armenian side of fake border shootings for days.
“Many wonder why Azerbaijan spreads disinformation in such an organized and consecutive way. We all know that when Baku prepares a new provocation on the border, it first tries to give it informational legitimacy”, analyzed Marukian.
Edmon Marukian also urged international actors interested in peace in the South Caucasus to closely monitor the situation to avoid possible incidents.
The two countries dispute several border areas, including the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan, occupied by Armenia, which caused a violent armed conflict between 1993 and 1994, which claimed thousands of victims, before a ceasefire who has been raped multiple times.
News updated at 8:31 am
Source: TSF
