Deputy Chief of the Press Service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-Colonel Anar Eyvazov briefed that the recent provocations by the Armenian Armed Forces in the direction of Lachin and Kalbajar intensified on November 16 and became widespread.
Eyvazov said that Armenia concentrated military equipment in those directions and intensively fired on the positions of the Azerbaijani Army.
The Defense Ministry official said that Armenian army units launched a sudden military operation against Azerbaijani positions.
Azerbaijan Army Units took adequate measures to suppress the provocations of the Armenian side, and anti-tank installation and mortar belonging to the Armenian side were destroyed:
"Armenian military units, assembling additional forces, special military equipment at the border combat positions in the Basarkechar and Garakilsa regions, attacked the combat posts of the Azerbaijan Army in the Kalbajar and Lachin districts.
"The opposing side, using weapons of various caliber and grenade launchers, intensively fired on the positions of the Azerbaijan Army, damaged the combat posts. As a result, according to preliminary information, two servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army were wounded. The servicemen were provided with urgent medical assistance. There is no danger to their life," he said.
"Army Corps and forces of the Azerbaijan Army stationed in the direction of the Kalbajar and Lachin districts immediately carried out an emergency operation to suppress combat activity of the Armenian armed forces. "First, the movement of the opposing side was limited, as well as its forces and means were damaged. As a result of the decisive measures taken by the Azerbaijani servicemen, the Armenian servicemen were disarmed and detained, a large number of weapons of various calibers, and a large amount of ammunition were seized as trophies.
"From an operational-tactical point of view, the attack carried out by the Armenian military units seeking to gain a short-term superiority through large-scale provocations, as well as another attempt of official Yerevan to commit provocation, completely failed."
According to him, tensions continue at the border. Eyvazov said that currently, the operational conditions are under the control of the Azerbaijani Army.
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Deputy Chief of the Press Service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-Colonel Anar Eyvazov is holding a briefing.
According to Report, he made statements on large-scale provocations committed by the Armenian Armed Forces units against Azerbaijan on the state border.
The ministry official is answering the questions about Armenian provocations.