make preferableThe Defense Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic reports names of the victims and injured in a provocation organized by Azerbaijani side.
NKR Defense Army press service informed NEWS.am that
junior sergeant Mnatsakan Gasparyan,
private Arayik Barseghyan,
private Edward Manukyan,
private Paruyr Melkonyan were killed in the June 19 incident.
The names of the injured are as follows:
junior sergeant Garik Matevosyan,
private Galust Badasyan,
private Andranik Arzumanyan,
private Harutyun Mesropyan.
On June 18, at about 23:30 an Azerbaijani reconnaissance detachment intruded into Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan, an NKR Defense Army operational report says.
The trespasser Azerbaijanis could intrude the north-eastern section of the NKR-Azerbaijani contact line, killing 4 Armenian soldiers and wounding 4 others, the NKR Defense Army press service reports. The armed reconnaissance detachment encountered Armenian soldiers on duty. The Armenian side took retaliatory measures. The enemy retreated, leaving one soldier killed and ammunition.
Stating the facts of the present and previous attacks, as well as regular ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan, the Defense Ministry finds it necessary to state that Azerbaijan is thus purposely trying to destabilize the situation on the contact line and shatter peace in the region. The NKR Defense Ministry once again reminds and warns Baku that each attempt to undermine the NKR’s security and destabilize the situation will get an adequate response.
