ArmInfo.Ombudsman of Armenia Arman Tatoyan presented 3 indisputable facts about the criminal shelling of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Gegharkunik. On his Facebook page, the Human Rights Defender, first of all, stressed that the shooting is provoked by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which are located on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia.
Thus, according to him: "The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia (RA) received alarms from the communities of Verin Shorzha and Saradeghy in the Gegharkunik Province, that the Azerbaijani armed forces started firing intensively this morning, between 03:30 and 03:40. All of the alarms are that the Azerbaijani servicemen are firing directly at their residences. According to the residents, the shootings in the direction of the villages cease only due to the preventive actions of the RA Armed Forces.
In recent days, the Human Rights Defender's Office has been regularly receiving alarms from residents that Azerbaijani servicemen are constantly firing at the villages of Verin Shorzha and Kut in the Gegharkunik region, disrupting the peaceful life of the entire village. It is only possible to stop these shootings only by the preventive shootings of the RA servicemen.
The Human Rights Defender specifically notes that these regular acts of the Azerbaijani armed forces grossly violate the right to life and health of civilians in the villages of Gegharkunik, disrupt peaceful life, and prevent them from engaging in agriculture.
This urgent message will be sent to the international bodies, noting the need to take decisive steps to prevent the Azerbaijani firing on the villages of Armenia." It should be noted that on July 28, at about 03:40 am, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces carried out an attack on the Armenian positions located in the northeastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. As of 08:30, as a result of the battles deployed after the attack provoked by Azerbaijan, there are three killed, two more were wounded from the Armenian side. Baku has reported only two wounded so far. According to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, the enemy, on the eve of the talks planned in Moscow, began offensive hostilities on the borders of Armenia in the section from Sotk to Verin Shorzha. It was reported that the enemy is trying to improve their strongholds to create favorable conditions for advance.