YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan is shelling Armenian border villages where no military infrastructure is deployed, Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan said while presenting his 2016 report.

Azerbaijani fired on Chinar, Voskepar, Koti and Baghanis villages. Road connecting Voskepar and Baghanis has been recently shelled, and there are no military facilities there.

“This makes the arguments of the Azerbaijani side that they are ‘defending their positions’ groundless. The fact that civilian targets are fired intentionally can be concluded both by the time of day and by the nature of the shooting,” Tatoyan added.