Azeris intensify shelling of Armenian villages on week of April 13-19
April 19, 2014 – 20:02 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – 400 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces
were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and
Azerbaijan from April 13-19.
Azerbaijan fired over 3000 shots from various caliber weapons towards
Karabakh positions. The NKR defense army continued with their military
duty in line with ceasefire principles, taking necessary measures to
protect the frontline.
On the morning of April 19, Azeri troops shelled settlements in
Armenia’s Tavush province. Some of the villagers working in the
vineyards managed to escape, yet others stayed put. The head of the
village of Aygepar Andranik Aydinyan expressed concern over the fates
of the latters, with mobile connection cut and no information
available, Panorama.am reported.
The village of Choratan was also fired on; the shelling started at 9
am and lasted for almost half an hour. As the head of the village
Varuzhan Baghramyan said, `Azeri troops targeted peaceful villagers
working in the gardens. Fortunately, no one was injured. Azeri
shelling became a pretty common occurrence here.’
Border villages of Aygepar, Movses, Nerkin Karmiraghbryur in Armenia’s
Tavush province were intensively shelled in a lengthy Azeri attack on
the night of April 15, Yerkir.am said.
Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed the
information toPanARMENIAN.Net `The shelling ceased after Armenian
units adequately responded to the attack. Fortunately, no losses or
injuries on Armenian side were reported,’ he said.
The village of Aygepar was left without gas supplies, with the pipe
bringing gas to the village damaged in the attack.
On March 24, Garnik Torosyan, 22, was shot dead while on duty at the
contact line between Karabakh and Azeri armed forces.
Nagorno Karabakh army soldier Arman Ghukasyan, 20, died from gunshot
wounds while on duty on March 19; another serviceman, Varazdat
Zakaryan was injured.
In late January, a Nagorno Karabakh army soldier, Karen Galstyan, aged
20, sustained a deadly injury in a sniper attack at the northern
direction of the line of contact with the Azerbaijani armed forces.
Simultaneous attempts of penetration by the Azerbaijani subversive
groups were recorded on January 19-20 in the north-eastern (Jraberd)
and south-eastern (Korgan) directions of the line of contact. The
front units of the armed forces of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
noticed the actions of the Azerbaijani subversive groups and started
an organized defense in both directions. The rival was thrown back
suffering palpable human and material losses. Junior Sergeant Armen
Hovhannisyan died from the wounds he received during the exchange of
fire.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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