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Armenian Serviceman Injured as a Result of Azerbaijani Shooting

On May 28, at around 10:40 am, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from various caliber firearms, including sniper rifles, at Armenian positions in the southeastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which private Davit Vardanyan, a conscript, received a gunshot wound.

As ARMENPRESS was informed by the MoD, the situation of the serviceman is assessed as severe.

By retaliatory actions, the fire of the Azerbaijani units was silenced.

Source: armedia.am

Vigen Avetisyan

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