Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: A convoy of civilian cars moving from Sugovushan to Kalbajar subjected to fire

At about 2:00 pm (GMT +4) on October 13, a convoy of non-military goods moving from Sugovushan settlement of Tartar district to Kalbajar to build civil infrastructure in Kalbajar district was fired upon by illegal Armenian armed groups near Gozlukorpu settlement, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

As a result of the fire, the front, rear, wheel, and engine of a NIVA car of the Military Automobile Inspectorate of the Military Police of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were damaged.

Fortunately, no one was killed or injured.

It is unacceptable for a convoy of civilian vehicles carrying goods to restore civilian infrastructure in the liberated areas and escorted by Russian peacekeepers to be fired upon by illegal Armenian armed groups.

The command of the Russian peacekeeping forces temporarily stationed in a certain part of the Karabakh Economic Region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian-Turkish Joint Monitoring Center were appealed to investigate the incident,” the ministry said.