Environmental damage by Armenian arsons estimated USD 8.6mn

Ecology and natural Resources Ministry press service told APA that pastures and meadows in the villages of Shikhbabali, Merzili, Khidirli and Goytapa also turned into ash.

10 hectares of Ergi winter pasture was also damaged.

No plants ere left living in the villages of Merzili, Baghbanlar, Yusifjanli, Seyidli, Gulchuluk, Javahirli, Shahbulaq and Magsudlu. Armenian military forces committed arsons in 4 000 hactares in the vileges of Merzili, Novruzlu and Yusifjanli, 1 500 hectares in Afateli, Garadaghli and Mahrizli, 480 hactares in Zangishali, Chamanli, Garadghli, Khangerli, Sarigali, 350 hactares in Ahmaddaghli, Chiragli, Goytapa, Gulchuluk and garvand.

Armenians destroyed 6330 hactares of natural pastures and meadows in 31-km long frontier.

Arsons were also committed in Fuzuli City, Horadiz, Yaghlavand, Govshatli, Dabdeli, Abdurrahmanli, Garakhanbayli, Garamemmadli, garvand, Ashagi seyid’hmadli, Yukhari Seyidehmedli of the Fuzuli District.

The same also happened to the villages of Mehdili, maralyan and Cocuq merjanli of the Jabrail District.

Over 10 000 hactares of pastures and 100 hactares of trees and bushes were burned in Fuzuli and Jabrail.

In the Terter district 200 hactares of pastures in the village of Hasangaya, 350 hactares in Shikharch were completely destroyed by fire. 15 000 hactares of meadow and 200 hectares of grain fields were burned in Garachukh and Nergiz villages of Khojavand District.

Armenian arsons reached Gazakh, Aghstafa and Tovuz Districts. Armenians burned 130 hactares in the village of Dashsalahli of Gazakh, 10 hactares in Aslanbayli, 80 hectares in Khanliglar, 100 hactares in Boyuk Jafarli, 100 hactares in Kamarli, 100 hactares in Gizilhajili and 580 hactares in the region. 120 hactares were burned in Dagh Kasamanli of Aghsatafa were also razed by arsons.