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🧵THREAD - Latest ceasefire violation breach in #NagornoKarabakh and reports of #Azerbaijan attempting incursions in several areas along the line-of-contact (LoC), what we know so far:

#Armenia

1- At 20:09 hours on 1 August, Karabakhi officials reported that Azeri units opened fire on their military positions along the north and northwestern segments of the LoC, stating they thwarted several incursions. Russian peacekeepers were notified.

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2- About 11 minutes later, Azeri media started circulating news quoting their defence officials refuting the news, stating that its false information. (1, 2)

1.apa.az/az/herbi/mn-or…
2.haqqin.az/news/255440

3- At 21:34 local time, Karabakhi defence officials refuted unofficial news of combat taking place, but affirming tension remains. Additionally, it stated that NK militry was cooperating with Russian peacekeepers to resolve the situation. (1)

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4- At 22:08 local time, Karabakhi de facto government reported that at that time the situation along the LoC was stable, NK officials jointly working with Russian peacekeepers to provide a solution to the situation. (1)

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5- Just past midnight local time, Karabkahi officials reported a serviceman, Albert Bakhshyan, wounded as a result of the ceasefire breaches. His situation was satisfactory (sic). (1, 2)

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6- Further official info out of Azerbaijan has been minimal, confined the abovementioned quoting of the country's Defence ministry statement.

7- Armenia's media quoted a local opposition lawyer, who reported the incidents took place around Nareshtar and Yegtsahog villages (1).

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8- Another Armenian media outlet quoted reports from unspecified sources stating that around 400 Azeri troops were involved in the incident (minute 00:039). (numbers unverified by NK Observer experts)

9- CONCLUDING - almost no official info out of Azerbaijan or Armenia, only official info out of de facto Karabakhi authorities and other individuals reporting on developments. We're still awaiting update to further assess the situation.

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