Azerbaijanis Building Roads and Trenches, Rumors of Structures for Winter Near Lake Sevan: Khuznavar Village Head

The enemy is constructing roads in the area surrounding Lake Sevan in the Syunik province, which they entered after May 12. According to circulating rumors, the enemy has brought heavy machinery to the newly occupied area and is engaged in building significant roads and positions.

In an interview with 168.am, the head of Khuznavar village in Syunik province, Varo Grigoryan, stated that he has not ascended to the Lake Sevan area recently and has not seen what is happening there. However, he has received reports of enemy construction activities in the vicinity. ‘The Azerbaijanis are building roads, digging trenches, and we've been hearing discussions that they're constructing buildings around Lake Sevan for winter. Well, I haven’t been there, I haven’t seen it myself, but that’s what I’ve been told. Even without these constructions, we are in danger; they are standing on all sides, and if they are there, it poses a threat to us,’ emphasized the village head.

He noted that there have been territorial violations in the areas where the enemy is positioned around Lake Sevan, with trenches being dug from their territory into the Republic of Armenia. ‘About 25-30 hectares of arable land, the enemy claims belongs to them, but no one can benefit from it. It’s true that our forces are on this side and they are on the other, but this is still our territory,’ Grigoryan added.

He also highlighted that Khuznavar and Goris receive drinking water directly from Lake Sevan. ‘At the peak is Lake Sevan, the only lake that provides us with water, from where the springs are built,’ he concluded.

It should be reminded that on May 12, the enemy violated the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and advanced several kilometers into Syunik and Gegharkunik provinces. They remain in the occupied areas to this day and have not retreated. Several negotiations have been held in Syunik to persuade the enemy to withdraw, but to no avail. Leaders and residents of adjacent villages report that the enemy soldiers have come forward with maps, claiming that they have received orders from their superiors to advance, asserting that these areas belong to Azerbaijan.

It is also essential to recall that following the 44-day war in Artsakh, when Nikol Pashinyan signed the document surrendering 75% of Artsakh—without any clauses regarding the Armenian-Azerbaijani border—both the enemy and under the silent agreement of Pashinyan and the Minister of Defense surrendered all advantageous positions in Syunik and Gegharkunik provinces to the enemy, resulting in several villages being directly targeted by the enemy.