The Armenian Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the latest Azerbaijani shooting attack that wounded a worker at the Sotk gold mine in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province.
“On May 7, around 13:50, the Azerbaijani military units opened fire from various caliber small arms at the Armenian military positions deployed in the eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as well as in the direction of the Sotk gold mine, which resulted in one of the workers of the mine sustaining a gunshot wound. His life is not in danger. The Azerbaijani military shooting was suppressed by countermeasures. As of 16:30 the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively stable,” the Armenian Ministry of Defense said.