Two contract servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces were wounded Tuesday, September 1, as Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire on Armenia's north-eastern defense positions and villages, including Berd (Tavush province), a spokesperson for the Defense Ministry said, according to Tert.am.

“Those wounded are from Berd military posts; their condition is now stable,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan told a Tert.am correspondent.

One of the wounded servicemen had to undergo surgery.

According to the surgeon, Arman Mardanyan, the condition of the soldier, who was hospitalized with a penetrating abdominal trauma is stable but critical after the surgery that lasted two and a half hours.

The doctor added that the serviceman was transferred to Yerevan Central Hospital afterwards. Mardanyan said the other wounded soldier was taken to a patient ward after his wound was dressed.