4 Armenian Soldiers Killed, 6 Injured After Azerbaijani Forces Attack Syunik

Azerbaijani forces opened fire at Armenian positions near the Sotk village in Armenia’s Syunik Province killing four Armenian soldiers and injuring six others. Reports indicated that there are casualties on the Azerbaijani side.

Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported that around 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Azerbaijani forces opened fire at Armenian soldiers who were on a routine engineering duty. After Armenian soldiers retaliated a more aggressive attack followed at 5:30 p.m. local time.

Tuesday’s attack also impacted the Sotk Gold mine, where workers were evacuated and all operations there were halted, according to Ruzanna Grigoryan, a mine representative who spoke to Armenpress.