Azerbaijan shelling Armenian villagesSeptember 29, 2020 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military is now shelling the villages near the town of Vardenis in Armenia's Gegharkunik province, Defense Ministry representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Facebook Tuesday, September 29. "Vardenis villages are under shelling at this moment," Hovhannisyan wrote. According to governor of Gegharkunik province, Gnel Sanosyan, no casualties have been reported. UPDATED: Civilian killed in Armenia in Azerbaijan's shelling from across the border Sanosyan lauded the Armenian side's competence and published a photo from the scene.
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