Friday, January 19 2024 19:50

ArmInfo. One of favorite pastimes of Azerbaijanis - "sheep theft" - continues on the border with Armenia.

As Masis Zeynalayan and Argam Hovsepyan, former members of the  Council of Elders of the Aravus community of Syunik region from the  Aprelu yerkir (Country of Living) opposition faction told reporters,  today the Azerbaijanis stole 200 heads of sheep from a village  resident. The incident happened around 11 am. They said that after  the 44-day war, Azerbaijanis captured most of the community's  pastures.  According to them, the remaining part of the village's  pastures is close to Azerbaijani positions, and this morning, while  one of the village residents was grazing sheep, the enemy side stole  200 heads from a flock of 400 heads. They also reported that the  Armenian side did not take any steps to prevent these enemy actions.

It is noteworthy that spokesperson of the Armenian Ministry of  Defense Aram Torosyan, in turn, told the reporters that the  circumstances of the sheep crossing the border on the Azerbaijani  side are being studied by the relevant authorities. At the same time,  he assured that no incidents, ceasefire violations or infiltration  attempts were recorded.

Let us also add that this is not the first time that Azerbaijanis  have stolen large and small livestock from Armenian villagers, which  remains without consequences.

Thus, in August 2021, Azerbaijani servicemen stole 8 cows and 1 bull  belonging to three families in the villages of Chakaten and David Bek  of the Kapan community. On June 16 of the same year, Azerbaijani  servicemen stole a cow and a newly born calf from a shepherd in the  pasture of the village of Verin Shorzha, and immediately slaughtered  them. On June 7 of the same year, more than 80 heads of cattle were  stolen from a resident of the village of Kut, Gegharkunik region. In  January 2022, a shepherd and a flock of sheep were stolen from the  Tegh community in Syunik region, etc.