Azerbaijani defense ministry reports death of high-ranking officer in border clashes

YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. Deputy defense minister of Azerbaijan Karim Valiyev announced that Major-General of the Azerbaijani army Polad Hashimov has died in the clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

The deputy defense minister told reporters that Colonel Ilgar Mirzoev has also died in the fighting.

The Azerbaijani armed forces launched an attack on an Armenian military base located in Tavush province on July 12, using artillery, mortars and UAVs. In addition, the Azerbaijani side also shelled the town of Chinari in the province with mortars, damaging civilian homes. On July 14 the Azerbaijani armed forces continued targeting the civilian infrastructures of the Armenian town of Berd, using an attacking drone.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan