16:53 23.07.2016

Unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic claims its serviceman killed by Azeri fire

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Unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic claims its serviceman killed by Azeri fire

Arsen Arakelian, a serviceman of the defense army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic (NKR), was killed on Saturday morning, as the Azerbaijani armed forces fired upon the southeastern section of the contact line between NKR and Azeri forces, the NKR defense ministry reported.

The ministry had said earlier on Saturday that contract serviceman Mger Chiloyan had been injured after coming under fire opened by Azerbaijani forces.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has denied its responsibility for the NKR serviceman's death.

The situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area dramatically deteriorated in the early hours of April 2. The parties started large-scale armed actions with the use of aircraft and artillery systems, accusing each other of violating a ceasefire on the line of contact.

Both parties claimed that their opponent suffered heavy losses and described their own casualties as moderate ones.

Baku and Stepanakert announced on April 5 that they had reached a ceasefire agreement in the conflict zone. Since then, the parties have accused each other of numerous ceasefire violations on a daily basis.

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