In ongoing fake news campaign, Azerbaijan falsely accuses Armenia of amassing troops near border

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Ministry of Defense has denied accusations by Azerbaijan of amassing military equipment near the border.

In a statement, the Armenian Ministry of Defense warned that Azerbaijan, by spreading such disinformation, seeks to commit new provocations in continuation of its shelling of Sotk on Friday morning, which left two Armenian soldiers dead and one wounded.

“The Azerbaijani propaganda is disseminating disinformation that the Armenian Armed Forces are concentrating a large number of weapons, military equipment, and personnel in the Sotk [section]. By disseminating such false information, the Azerbaijani side creates an informational basis to continue yet another provocation that began this morning in the direction of Sotk,” the defense ministry said in a statement on social media.