Azerbaijani defense ministry says it returned Armenian serviceman captured on June 8

Armenpress 00:25, 9 June, 2021

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS. The defense ministry of Azerbaijan says it has returned Armenian serviceman A. Katanyan to the Armenian authorities.

The serviceman, disoriented due to fog, has found himself in the territory under the Azerbaijani control on June 8.

Earlier the Azerbaijani defense ministry presented the Armenian serviceman as a saboteur, which was denied by the defense ministry of Armenia.

Update:

Armenia's defense ministry has confirmed that the serviceman has been returned to the Armenian side today early morning and is currently in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh. 



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