12:11, 15 July 2023

YEREVAN, 15 JULY, ARMENPRESS․ The message spread by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan about the fact that on July 15, around 10:00 AM, the units of the Defense Army of Artsakh tried to carry out fortification works in the Askeran region, which were allegedly disrupted as a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani side, is another disinformation, ARMENPRESS reports, the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh said in a message.

"In this way, the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan is trying to justify the fire of its units in the direction of civilians doing agricultural work. On July 15, around 09:50, the Azerbaijani side opened fire from firearms in the direction of civilians doing agricultural work in the village of Nerkin Sznek of Askeran district”, reads the message.

The incident was reported to the command of the peacekeeping troops of the Russian Federation.