Azerbaijani border chief visits border guard wounded by Armenians PHOTO

Head of the Azerbaijani State Border Service, Col-Gen Elchin Guliyev, visited soldier Parviz Khalilzade in the Republican Neurosurgical Hospital on February 14.

Guliyev was wounded as a result of a provocation by the Armenian Armed Forces in Azerbaijan’s Zangilan district, the State Border Service told Caliber.Az.

Thus, Guliyev inquired about the medical treatment and wished Khalilzade a speedy recovery.

Khalilzade thanked for the attention and care and expressed desire to continue serving at the same border combat point after the medical treatment.

Then Guliyev met with the doctors and medical staff of the hospital and thanked them for the successful surgery.

The Armenian Armed Forces shelled the positions of the troops of the Azerbaijani State Border Service in the direction of Kollugishlak village in Zangilan district on February 12, as a result of which serviceman Parviz Khalilzade was wounded.

The Armenian armed forces fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the direction of Kokhanabi settlement of Tovuz district from the positions located in the direction of Chinarli settlement of Tovuzgala region on the same day, at 20:50 and 23:40 (GMT+4).

Later, on February 13, the units of the Azerbaijani State Border Service conducted "Operation Revenge" in response to the provocation of the Armenian armed forces.

As a result of the operation, the Armenian Armed Forces' combat post near the Nerkin-And settlement of the Gafan district was completely destroyed, from where the Armenian Armed Forces fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani State Border Service troops on February 12, wounding an Azerbaijani serviceman.

The Armenian Defence Ministry admitted that four Armenian servicemen were killed and one was wounded.