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Russian MoD confirms the fact of the attack on the police car by the Azerbaijani armed forces in Artsakh

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 19:53, 6 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 6, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation referred to the firing at a police car in Artsakh by the Azerbaijani armed forces and the death of people, noting that the command of the Russian peacekeeping force is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides.

ARMENPRESS reports, the message released by the ministry says: "The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues to carry out its tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. In thirty observation posts, Russian peacekeepers monitor the situation around the clock and supervise the maintenance of the ceasefire regime. On March 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan shot at the car of the law enforcement officers of Nagorno Karabakh in the territory of Dukyanlar settlement. As a result of the clashes, three people were killed, and one was injured. There were also losses on the Azerbaijani side. two dead and one injured. The clash was stopped with the efforts of Russian peacekeepers. In connection with that fact, the command of the Russian peacekeeping military group is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides."

Three Nagorno Karabakh police officers were killed as a result of an ambush by a sabotage team of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on March 5. The officers of the Passport and Visa Department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh were attacked around 10:00. They were in their service vehicle at the time of the ambush.




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