Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense Keeps Silent on Statements and Video of Armenian Side
Baku / 29.06.17 / Turan: The Armenian Defense Ministry posted video material of artillery shelling on the front line in YouTube. The commentary to the material says that the Azerbaijani positions, from which the Armenian side was shelled, were being destroyed.
The video shows firing points and fortifications and the military there, as well as vehicles. Artillery strikes are applied on these positions and transport.
The Armenians say that 8 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed during these attacks. Armenian Defense Minister Vighen Sargsyan stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on June 28.
However, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has not yet made an official statement on this issue, without confirming or refuting the words of the Armenian minister. -02D-
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