“Two civilians were wounded as a result of a large-scale provocation committed on the night of September 12 by the Armenian armed forces in the Dashkasan, Kalbajar, Lachin, and Zangilan directions of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border,” Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Defense and Prosecutor General's Office said in a joint statement.

The statement reads: “As a result of the fire opened by the Armenian armed forces units, Musayev Asim Isa, a resident of Bozlu village of Kalbajar district, born in 1975, living in Veyisli village of Goranboy district, and Orujov Arzuman Iman, a resident of Aghdaban village of Kalbajar district, born in 1984, living in Garachinar village of Goranboy district, were wounded. The civilians are engaged in animal husbandry in the territory of Kalbajar district.

Currently, Asim Musayev is receiving treatment at the Abbas Sahhat city hospital No. 1 in Ganja, and his state is assessed as moderately severe. Arzuman Orujov received first medical aid and was discharged.

The Military Prosecutor's Office initiated a criminal case, the facts are currently being investigated.”