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Azerbaijani Defense Ministry refutes reports of exchange of fire in the direction of Zod/UPDATED/
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan denied the report about the shelling of Armenian positions by the Azerbaijani military in the Zod direction. The military department of Azerbaijan called the information provided by the Armenian Defense Ministry absolutely false.
In general, as noted in the message of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, a thick fog had settled in the indicated territory since the daytime hours of May 17 and it was impossible to fire at the enemy in conditions of limited visibility.-06B-
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2023 May 17 (Wednesday) 18:00:42
Shelling in the area of the Zod mine
Baku/17.05.23/Turan: On Wednesday evening, the Armenian side reported the shelling of its positions near the village of Zod, in the Gegharkunik region of Armenia on the border with Kalbajar. The Armenian Defense Ministry claims that as a result of the shelling, an Armenian military and a military paramedic who transported the wounded in an ambulance was wounded.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has not yet commented on these reports. ---0---
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