13:49, 21 May 2021

Nagorno-Karabakh resident wounded in shelling

Traces of shelling an excavator near a village in the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo from the official Facebook page of the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh
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An excavator operator was hospitalized after shelling near a village in the Askeran District. He was wounded by fragments of the glass, broken by shots, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

According to the Ombudsperson's office, "a targeted fire was opened on a resident of the village of Sos in the Martuni District, who was performing engineering works at the Armenian military positions near the village of Shosh in the Askeran District."

The villager's health condition is satisfactory, Unan Grigoryan, the head of the Sos community, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to his story, the shots were fired from the city of Shushi, which is under Azerbaijan's control. The fire stopped only after the intervention of Russian peacemakers, Mr Grigoryan has added.

The office of the Karabakh's Ombudsperson has urged to take steps in connection with the incident.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 21, 2020 at 05:00 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan

Source: CK correspondent