Environment Ministry: Azerbaijani Armed Forced Intentionally Caused Damage to "Shikahogh" State Reserve and "ArmForest"

Environment Ministry: Azerbaijani Armed Forced Intentionally Caused Damage to "Shikahogh" State Reserve and "ArmForest"

During the Second Artsakh War, the weapons used by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces caused intentional damage to the forest-covered areas in Syunik and Tavush Regions, as RA Environment Ministry informs.

"In Syunik region, a total of 55.91 hectares have burned, out of which 18.01 hectares in "Shikahogh" State Reserve and 37.9 hectares in the adjacent areas of the reserve. "A total of 481 hectares have been burnt down in Tavush Region, out of which 380 hectares were in the territory of "Artsvaberd Forestry" Branch in "ArmForest" SNCO," the statement says.

January 21, 2021 at 20:14