The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan made a statement that today the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched preemptive fire strikes against units of the Armenian army in Karabakh, while a significant amount of enemy manpower and combat equipment was destroyed
Here is the message of the defense department:
According to accurate data received by the command of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the military units of the Armenian Armed Forces for the purpose of another provocation are put on alert. In order to stop the provocation purposefully planned by the Armenian side and to avenge the death of civilians in the village of Alkhanly 7 July, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces delivered precise fire strikes against the forces of the Armenian army, in particular, selected targets located in the defense area
As a result of this activity, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, according to preliminary data, destroyed a significant number of enemy personnel, completely destroyed several units of military equipment, destroyed other military infrastructure facilities. In order to immediately suppress any enemy activity directed against the civilian population and personnel, and deliver retaliatory strikes on its firing points of the clan and part of the troops (Azerbaijani Armed Forces) are on alert.
The Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed shelling by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and reported that three soldiers were injured.
As a result of the shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the soldiers of the Defense Army Robert Gasparyan 1969 of birth, Hambartsum Arutyunyan 1997 of birth and Vahe Badalyan 1998 of birth were injured of different levels of severity.
- said in a statement.
In the morning, the enemy violated the armistice agreement on the contact line, using it as a rifle
weaponand D-30 and D-44 guns, mortars and grenade launchers of various calibers, the ministry noted with reference to the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army -
To suppress the offensive actions of the enemy, the advanced units of the Defense Army took retaliatory actions. All responsibility for actions to destabilize the situation on the front line is borne by the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan
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