Ombudsman of Armenia: Azerbaijani servicemen deliberately set fire to  lands in the immediate vicinity of the Armenian village of Yeraskh 

ArmInfo.Azerbaijani servicemen, with deliberate criminal actions, set fire to private lands belonging to people, which are located in the immediate vicinity of the village  of Yeraskh in the Ararat region of Armenia, as well as lands in their  immediate vicinity. This is stated in the statement of the Ombudsman  of Armenia Arman Tatoyan.

It is noted that on August 6, the Office of the Human Rights Defender  of Armenia received reports that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan were  firing from small-caliber and large-caliber weapons in the immediate  vicinity of the village of Yeraskh in the Ararat region, as well as  in the direction of the village. The village is located at a distance  of about 1 km from the Azerbaijani positions. "The shooting, which is  being conducted by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, grossly violates the  rights of residents of Yeraskh and neighboring villages. As a result  of the fires, residents of Yeraskh and neighboring villages cannot  carry out normal agricultural work. In addition, shooting and fires  disrupt the peaceful and normal life of people in Yeraskh, in  particular, "the Human Rights Defender of Armenia wrote on his  Facebook page.

The day before, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported that on August  6, at 6:00pm, the situation on the Yeraskh section of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border stabilized after a provocation carried  out at noon by the Azerbaijani side. According to the press service  of the Ministry of Defense, the fire that broke out in the  interposition zone as a result of enemy shelling was extinguished.