News about Armenian serviceman being wounded as a result of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan is a lie - State Border Service
"On May 28, the Armenian media reported that one serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces was seriously injured as a result of the alleged violation of the ceasefire by the Azerbaijani side on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border." This was reported to SIA by the Press Center of the State Border Service (DSX).
"Regarding this, we officially state that this information is not true and does not reflect reality.
In front of the area where the Armenian serviceman was wounded (Nerkin And village of Syunik region of Armenia) (Razdere village of Zangilan region), our units guarding the state border did not open fire on the territory of Armenia during that day.
As a result of observations made by our units, drunken indiscipline of servicemen at the location of the unit of the Armenian Armed Forces, 1 shot was heard inside the tent at around 10:37, 8 minutes later - at 10:45, 2 more shots were heard. Later, one person was evacuated from the tent.
Observation, photo-video evidence and analysis of other materials carried out at that time show that the incident took place among the Armenian servicemen.
"We urge the Armenian side provide accurate information to the public, rather than using such provocative methods to conceal the deadly misconduct in their Armed Forces," - said the statement.
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