The Azerbaijan Army continues holding events aimed at instilling national-spiritual values and a sense of patriotism in the personnel of the Azerbaijan Army according to the instructions of the Minister of Defense.

On August 23, at about 02:10, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of Yukhari Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region using small arms subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of Zaylik settlement of the Kalbajar region.The Azerbaijan Army Units took retaliatory measures in the mentioned direction.

On August 22, at about 19:20, illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeeping forces are temporarily stationed, attempted to install long-term fortification facilities in front of the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of the Khojaly region.

On August 22, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, had a telephone conversation on the initiative of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.

On August 22 from 12:00 to 12:25 the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the directions of the Azizli, Ashaghi Shorzha and Dara settlements of the Basarkechar region, using small arms periodically subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of the Yellija settlement of the Kalbajar region and Daryurd settlement of the Gadabay region.

During the provocation committed by the Armenians Nazarov Ramiz Ismat, a serviceman of the Azerbaijan Army, was slightly wounded by a ricocheted bullet from the opposing side.

Illegal Armenian armed detachments, in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed, installed technical surveillance devices on supply routes and in areas close to combat positions in the Karabakh economic region in order to carry out terrorist-sabotage activities against the Azerbaijan Army Units.

From 22:50 on August 21 to 02:05 on August 22 the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of the Birali settlement of the Davali region, Saybali settlement of the Garakilsa region using various caliber small arms periodically subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of the Garaaghaj settlement of the Sadarak region of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Minkend settlement of the Lachin region.

On August 21, at about 19:45, in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed, the activity on redeployment of the military vehicle Ural aimed at reinforcement of the positions of the illegal Armenian armed detachments, opposite the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in the direction of the Shusha region was observed.

On August 21, from 10:25 to 10:30, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of the Yukhari Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region using small arms subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of the Yellija settlement of the Kalbajar region.The Azerbaijan Army Units took retaliatory measures in the mentioned direction.