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During the fact-finding mission launched by Artak Beglaryan, Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Artsakh, on the attacks of the Azerbaijani armed forces on the civilian population of Artsakh, the names of four civilians killed as a result of Azerbaijani shelling and UAV strikes on civilian settlements have been released.

The list is presented below:

1. Victoria Gevorgyan, born in 2011 in Martuni town, was shot dead in the yard of her house. V. Gevorgyan’s mother and brother also wounded.

2. Ellada Balayan, born in Martuni town in 1961, was shot dead in the yard of her house.

3. Lesmonia Stepanyan, born in 1941 in Hadrut town, was killed from a UAV strike in her house. In 1992 L. Stepanyan lost her arm as a result of a mine explosion in the yard of her house, and then her son died in the war.

4. Erik Grigoryan, born in Stepanakert in 1996, was shot dead near the village of Mets Shen, Martakert region.

The ombudsman continues a fact-finding mission, during which more than 30 wounded civilians, 4 casualties and large-scale property and infrastructure damage have been recorded so far, his office said. 

In the early morning of September 27, Azerbaijan launched a massive air and artillery attack on the Artsakh military positions and numerous civilian settlements and infrastructure in the country, including capital Stepanakert. Artsakh civilians were urged to take shelter.