Baku/14.07.21 / Turan: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued an information bulletin on the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in the Karabakh conflict zone. Also,the bulletin provides information about a shootout in the vicinity of Shusha that had previously been reported by the Azerbaijani side.
The bulletin notes that in general the ceasefire regime is observed. "At the same time, on July 13, from 20.27 to 20.53, random shooting from small arms took place units of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the area north-west of the city of Shusha. The incident was resolved by representatives of the Russian peacekeeping contingent. According to the statements of both sides, no victims due tothe shooting are reported," the bulletin of the Russian Defense Ministry says. - 06D-
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