Armenian civilian wounded in Azerbaijani offensive dies in hospital

YEREVAN, September 22. /ARKA/. One of the Armenian civilians who was wounded in Azerbaijani offensive against Armenia on September 13-14 and was treated at a hospital has died, the Ministry of Health reported.

"The condition of the other two wounded civilians is assessed as moderate severity," the ministry said in its Telegram channel.

Seven civilians were wounded as a result of the shelling of Armenian positions and civilian settlements by Azerbaijan.

Around midnight on September 13, the armed forces of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack in the southern and southeastern directions of the Republic of Armenia, encroaching on the territorial integrity of Armenia.

The aggression was carried out with the use of artillery, mortars and UAVs, including not only in the Armenia-Azerbaijan bordering area, but also in the areas of Sotk, Vardenis, Goris, Kapan, Artanish and Ishkhanasar settlements and their civilian infrastructure of Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik regions.

On September 14, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to cease fire on the border as of 8 p.m. Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia that the ceasefire was brokered by Armenia's international partners. According to Prime Minister Pashinyan, 207 Armenian soldiers were killed and went missing in clashes with Azerbaijani troops. Azerbaijan said it lost 79 soldiers.-0-