Azerbaijani authorities conduct propaganda against Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh, David Babayan, Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh Republic), told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Russian Defense Ministry officially confirmed the reports about Azeris firing at Artsakh civilians in the direction of Khramort.

The Russian FM said when asked about the Azeris already unashamedly shooting at civilians in full view of peacekeepers, "We can see the propaganda against peacekeepers in Azerbaijan, according to Azerbaijani central TV channels.

"Various state-controlled telegraph channels. So we see not only violations of the ceasefire, which is in fact a shot to a peaceful citizen of Artsakh as well as to Russian peacekeepers, but we also see bombardment in the information field, which is no less important and dangerous," he said.