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Heydar Aliyev

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17 September 2023 08:55

Information of the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry

On September 17, from 00:20 to 00:40, Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the directions of the Zarkand and Yukhari Zaghali settlements of the Basarkechar region using small arms subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the directions of the Damirchidam and Istisu settlements of the Kalbajar region.
At 00:50, illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeeping forces are temporarily deployed, using small arms subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of the Khojaly region.
The Azerbaijan Army Units took adequate retaliatory measures in the mentioned directions.
Moreover, from 00:55 to 03:00, illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeeping forces are temporarily deployed, attempted to dig new trench roads in order to approach the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the directions of the Kalbajar and Aghdam regions.
The conducted work was immediately stopped as a result of the urgent measures taken by the Azerbaijan Army Units.