Prosecutor General's Office: 26 civilians hospitalized with various injuries

"The military-political leadership of the aggressor Armenia continues to strike at the civilian population, numerous houses and civilian objects, as well as at household premises, grossly violating its obligations under the Geneva Conventions. The enemy targets densely populated areas - regional and rural centers, civil infrastructure objects - hospitals, medical centers, school buildings, kindergartens.

By now, 26 civilians in total have been hospitalized with various injuries," the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan told Report.

"Notably, as a result of heavy artillery shelling of the center of Tartar district, and densely populated villages by the enemy forces, the houses of Ahmadov Mayil Alasgar, Salahov Nizami Majid, Karimov Elshan Shahmat were severely damaged. Armenians hit the main strategic bridge and the police station.

Furthermore, as a consequence of the enemy shelling, house No. 10, consisting of 54 apartments on E.Safarov Street, Tartar district, and apartment house No. 16 in the community's Shikh Arkh village, fell into disrepair, the residents were evacuated.

Also, numerous small and sizeable horned livestock perished due to artillery shells hitting the auxiliary buildings belonging to Aghayev Bakhtiyar Rahim, resident of Sahlabad village, and Rasmiyya Hasanova, a resident of Yukhari Gapanli village of Tartar district.

At present, prosecution authorities are conducting all possible investigative measures. Appropriate examinations to determine the severity of bodily injuries and estimate the amount of damage inflicted on civilian infrastructure are appointed.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan is taking all necessary steps to ensure that servicemen of the Armenian armed forces who have committed various crimes are prosecuted and punished within the frames of international law," the Prosecutor General's Office said.

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