Armenian soldier killed in Azerbaijan's sniper attack

Armenian soldier killed in Azerbaijan's sniper attack

PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian soldier was killed in an Azerbaijani sniper attack in the wee hours of Monday, July 27.

Contract serviceman Ashot Mikayelyan was serving in a military post on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

The situation on the border between the two countries escalated on July 12, with Azerbaijan launching several unsuccessful infiltration attempts throughout the next week. The Azerbaijani military also used artillery and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements in Armenia. Five servicemen of the Armenian army were killed, while Azerbaijan reported 12 deaths.

In recent days, though, the situation was relatively calm.

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