Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/
The Armenian armed forces committed provocation during the raising of the Azerbaijani flag by Azerbaijani servicemen on the service territory at the Lachin border checkpoint, Azerbaijani border guard Elshan Rustamov told AJMEDIA.
He was injured as a result shelling by the Armenian armed forces in the direction of the checkpoint on June 15.
“During the firing from the Armenian side, we were unarmed. I was injured in my left leg. At the checkpoint I was given first aid, after which I was evacuated to the Fuzuli regional hospital. An initial medical examination was carried out at the hospital, and then I was taken to Baku,” he recalled.
Rustamov said that he underwent two surgeries on his left leg.
“Now I feel good. I thank the medical staff of the hospital and the leadership of the State Border Service. In the near future, the treatment will be completed and I will continue my service,” he said.
