Azerbaijani soldier killed in truce violation of Armenian army

By Azernews

A serviceman of the Azerbaijani army was killed in an Armenian shelling, Azernews reports, citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

On the morning of August 3, members of the illegal Armenian armed formations on the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed, were intensively shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army units stationed in the direction of Lacin District.

As a result of the shelling, an active military serviceman, Anar Kazimov, received a deadly bullet wound, thus becoming a martyr.

The leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan expresses deep condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased serviceman.

The units of the Azerbaijani army took adequate response measures, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.