HRD: Azeri forces firing tracer ammunition to scare Armenian villagersAugust 11, 2021 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani forces are intentionally firing tracer ammunition in the civilian settlements of Armenia's Gegharkunik and Syunik provinces to intimidate the villagers, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said in a statement on Wednesday, August 11. Thanks to its special design, the trajectory of such projectiles is visible to the naked eye during daylight, and very bright during nighttime firing. "We are regularly receiving alarming calls from Gegharkunik and Syunik villages that the Azerbaijani servicemen open fire also when they are intoxicated (drunk)," Tatoyan said in his statement. "Moreover, tracer ammunition is being intentionally used in a way that they are visible to the civilian population to intimidate them. During these incidents, the Azerbaijani servicemen turn on loud music during nighttime, scream and shout." The Ombudsman said his office has been receiving such alarms since December 2020. Their investigation has showed that the Azerbaijanis stop only after the suppressive actions of the Armenian Armed Forces aimed at protecting the civilian population. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |