Azeri troops open fire at farmer in Artsakh village

The Azerbaijani military opened fire at a farmer carrying out agricultural work in the village of Berdashen in Artsakh on Thursday morning, the Interior Ministry said.

The man, identified as Hayk Zargaryan, came under Azeri shooting while a tractor driven by him was working on a farm at around 10:35am.

The farmer emerged unharmed from the shooting, but the agricultural work had to be suspended.

The Russian peacekeeping forces were reported about the incident.

Earlier, the Artsakh authorities said Azerbaijani troops fired at two farmers in Berdashen and six others in the village of Taghavard this morning.