The Armenian Ministry of Defense announced the death of three soldiers as a result of a shootout on the border with Azerbaijan. All three died on Tuesday 11 January.
Source: www.obozrevatel.com
This was reported on the website of the defense department. The cause of the deaths was «provocations of Azerbaijani units in the eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border».
So, at about 17:30, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces allegedly resumed shelling of Armenian positions, using artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Armenian side took retaliatory actions.
As a result, 20-year-old private Arthur Mkhitaryan and junior sergeant Rudik Gharibyan, as well as 19-year-old private Vahan Babayan, who received a fatal gunshot wound, were killed.
In addition, two more soldiers were wounded . Their condition is stable and life is not in danger.
Now the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively calm.
In December 2021, there was shooting on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Then it was reported that two soldiers were injured, and the parties accused each other of provocations.
As you know, the conflict between the countries over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated in 2020, resulting in the death of about six thousand people. By the end of the year, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on a truce and signed a corresponding statement.