Baku / 11.22.21 / Turan: The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense denied the reports of the Armenian media about the alleged shelling of the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces on the border.
The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry stated:
The information spread by the Armenian media about the wounding of an Armenian serviceman as a result of the alleged firing by units of the Azerbaijan Army in the Kalbajar direction is false.
We declare that the Azerbaijan Army Units did not open fire in this direction. The situation is calm.-0-
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2021 November 22 (Monday) 22:12:23
New aggravation at the border, there are dead and wounded
Baku /22.11.21 / Turan: On the evening of November 22, another skirmish took place on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, there is a dead and wounded. Armenian media reported this on Monday evening.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, at 18:10 there was a shootout on the border of Gegharkunik and Kalbajar. As a result, an Armenian soldier was killed and several others were injured. The firefight ended at 19:30.
According to the Armenian side, the shootout took place in the area of the village of Norabak.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has not yet confirmed the fact of the shootout. -02D-
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