BREAKING: 2 Armenian servicemen killed, 1 wounded in Azerbaijani gunfire

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Two Armenian servicemen were killed and another was wounded Friday morning when Azerbaijani Armed Forces targeted Armenian border outposts in a cross-border shelling, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

“There are two killed in action and one wounded as a result of Azerbaijani AF fire on the Armenian combat outposts near Sotk,” reads a statement released by the Defense Ministry.

On September 1, Azerbaijani forces opened heavy gunfire with small arms and mortars at Armenian border outposts near Sotk.

The Ministry of Defense said it would release the names of the fallen troops and details on the condition of the wounded soldier in an additional statement later.