Defense Ministry says provocation of illegal Armenian armed detachments prevented

From 1:00 am to 2:15 am on September 3, the position of an Azerbaijani unit in the direction of Shusha was intensively fired by illegal Armenian armed groups in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers temporarily stationed, the Defense Ministry told Report.

“As a result of the vigilance and immediate measures taken by servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army, the opposing side suffered losses and was suppressed. The Russian peacekeeping command and the Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Center were informed about the incident. We state that if such an attempt is made once again, strict and adequate measures will be taken in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the ministry said.