An Azeri soldier was killed today by a sniper who ambushed positions of the Armenian armed forces on the border of the two countries, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that was immediately denied by Yerevan.

“The soldier was killed in the afternoon” in the area of ​​Kelbajar (…) from the village of Kut in Armenia and “units of the Azeri armed forces are taking retaliatory measures”, he added.

For its part, Armenia denied any involvement, with the Armenian Ministry of Defense stating on the Telegram application that the “statement” according to which “Armenian units opened fire on Azeri positions” (…) “does not correspond to reality”.

After the lightning victory of Baku last week and the capitulation of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, the enclave announced yesterday, Thursday, the dissolution, on January 1, 2024, of all its institutions.

In total, almost 600 people were killed after the military offensive of Baku. About 200 soldiers from each camp were killed in the fighting.

The Nagorno-Karabakh region that broke away from Azerbaijan is today almost completely abandoned by its inhabitants, who fled en masse to Armenia fearing reprisals from Azerbaijan.