Tavush: 30 homes destroyed since beginning of border unrest

PanARMENIAN.Net - As many as 30 homes in Armenian villages have been damaged in Azerbaijan's shelling from across the border since the beginning of unrest on the border between the two countries, a top Armenian official has revealed.

Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, July 16, Tavush governor Hayk Chobanyan said several of the houses will need to be built from scratch.

Tavush is the Armenian region which has come under fire by the Azerbaijani military since July 12.

The kindergarten in the village of Aygepar is among the civilian infrastructures badly damaged in shelling.

Chobanyan said the situation is relatively calm now.

On July 12, Azerbaijan launched two failed infiltration attempts on the border with Armenia whose troops immediately identified the saboteurs and thwarted them back to their positions. Since the next morning, the Azerbaijani military has been firing on the Armenian positions, also using large caliber grenade launchers and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements. Four servicemen of the Armenian army have been killed, 20 others have been wounded, while Azerbaijan has reported 11 deaths.

In the wee hours of July 16, Azerbaijani troops launched another infiltration attempt, but were again thwarted back to their posts.