Azerbaijani military opens fire at Armenian village, hitting residential house

The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire on June 20 in the direction of a village in Armenia’s southern Syunik province, the defense ministry said in a press release.

The ministry released images showing the bullet holes in a residential house.

“On June 20, between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of the Nerkin Hand settlement in the Syunik Province, causing damage to a residential house. No casualties were reported. We urge the Azerbaijani side to conduct an investigation into the shelling of the residential house in Nerkin Hand and to provide public explanations regarding the incident,” the ministry said.