The situation on the line of contact between the Armenian and Azerbaijani troops and in the direction of the state border with Armenia is being purposefully aggravated by the enemy.
The statement came from the Defense Ministry.
Recently, there has been an increase in gross violations of the ceasefire by the Armenian armed forces, regular shelling of settlements, civilians and infrastructure near the line of contact, use of larger weapons, reconnaissance and sabotage activities against our positions, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). ) widespread application has led to a serious aggravation of the situation on the front.
In all cases, the use of Azerbaijani troops prevented enemy provocations and inflicted heavy losses. Thus, as a result of the activities of our air defense units last night, another enemy tactical air defense system was destroyed.
At around 09:20 on September 21, as a result of another enemy provocation in the direction of Tovuz on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, Sergeant Mammadov Elshan Ali oglu, a long-serving serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army, was killed.
The leadership of the Ministry of Defense expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives of the martyr and wishes them patience!
We declare that all the responsibility for the aggravation of the situation on the front lies with the military-political leadership of Armenia.
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