ArmInfo.Head of the Border Guard Department of the Russian Federal Security Service in Armenia, Lieutenant - General Roman Golubitski, showed images of Azerbaijani shelling targeting the Russian Border Guards checkpoint stationed in the east of Armenia to Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of CSTO Joint Staff.
" The 15-person Sotk border checkpoint was deployed in the two-storey building, a former guardhouse. After the shelling began people took shelter in the corridor of the first floor, no one was wounded. In fact, during the fire the crew were able to exit the position, but they were unable to evacuate the entire equipment," Golubitski said, pointing to the material damage caused as a result of these actions.
As ArmInfo previously reported, on September 13-14, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attacked Russian border guards. In the first case it was a dislocation point, in the second a column. The fact of the shelling was confirmed not only by the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, but also by the Border Guard Department of the FSS of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Armenia. "In connection with the information that appeared in the media, the Border Department of the FSS of Russia in the Republic of Armenia reports that as a result of the incidents that took place on September 13 and 14, 2022, the employees of the border agency did not suffered," the Border Department said in this regard. We add that, according to the CSTO press service, the preliminary group of the Mission of the Organization under the leadership of the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Organization Anatoly Sidorov continues to work in the Republic of Armenia. As part of the visit of the advance group of the CSTO Mission to Armenia, head of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, met with Head of the Border Guard Department of the Russian Federal Security Service in Armenia, Lieutenant - General Roman Golubitski. A thorough discussion of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and measures for its settlement took place. On the same day, a meeting was held with Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin. The diplomat noted that Yerevan "attaches special importance to the CSTO Mission and hopes that the CSTO will play an important role in stabilizing the situation and taking steps to prevent the escalation of the situation." Yesterday, Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, held a working meeting with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan. The Mission is entrusted with the task of developing proposals for de-escalating the tension that has arisen.