One person was killed in the renewed exchange of fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia

According to the report of Fars News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia announced the exchange of fire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan this Saturday morning.

According to this report, in this exchange of fire that happened yesterday, one soldier was killed and one soldier was wounded, and shooting was done by the Azerbaijani forces.

The statement of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia in Telegram channel It was published, explaining the incident, stating that “on March 31, around 22:50, a clash between the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia took place in the southeastern border area of ​​the Republic of Armenia in very low visibility conditions.” The shooting was done by Azerbaijan. After this incident, the body of Hrachia Arai Sarokhanian, a soldier of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, was found with a fatal bullet wound. Another soldier was injured and his life is not in danger.

At the end of the statement, it is emphasized that the investigation continues to fully clarify the circumstances of this incident.

Before this, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that units of the armed forces of this country have dominated the heights and sub-routes of the Lachin region, which is the interface of a part of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and these areas have come under the control of the forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Last week, Armenian media reported that Azerbaijani forces crossed the Shushi-Lisagor contact line in violation of the ceasefire.

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced and warned about the “high possibility of escalation of tension” on the border with Azerbaijan.

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