ArmInfo. The situation is tense, there are intense battles. Governor of the Gegharkunik region Karen Sargsyan said in an interview with the RFE/RL's Armenian Service, talking about the situation on the border with Azerbaijan as of 5.00pm, September 13.
According to him, the clashes that began at night continue in the areas of the settlements of Sotk, Verin Shorzha, Akhparadzor. However, people were not evacuated.> Those who wanted to leave, we helped to leave, those who wanted to hide, we provided them with hideout," the Governor stressed.
The governor had no information about casualties among the civilian population. He said that there were wounded soldiers, who were transferred to the medical center of the city of Martuni, and then to Yerevan. As of 3:00pm, 43 servicemen, including those seriously wounded, suffered from shelling.