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The Defense Ministry reports on skirmish in Karabakh and the border with Armenia
Baku/13.08.21/Turan: On August 12, at 21:26, the Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani positions from the village of Khoznavar, Goris region towards the settlement of Garygyshlag, Lachin region.
On August 13, at 02:30, positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelled in the settlements of Yukhary Veysalli, Fizuli region; Sygnakh region and in the vicinity of the town of Shusha.
The fire was led by Armenian units from the territory of Azerbaijan where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed.
There are no dead or wounded, the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
Meanwhile, the information bulletin of the Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh says that "on August 11, at 7:29 and 7:58, the Azerbaijani armed forces launched two strikes from quadrocopters on the position of the armed formations of Nagorno-Karabakh 2 km northwest of the EGCAOG. There are no injuries." -02D-
Politics
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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