An armed clash took place around noon on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, with dead and wounded reported. Each side blames the other for the escalation of the armed conflict.
According to the Azerbaijani side, units of the Armenian armed forces fired artillery at positions of the Azerbaijani army, after which a battle broke out in this section, during which the Armenian soldiers retreated. Losses have been reported from both sides.
In turn, the Armenian side accused the Azerbaijani military of attempting to violate the State border. According to Yerevan, soldiers of the Azerbaijani army in a UAZ car tried to violate the state border, but after the retreat subjected the Armenian armed forces’ positions to artillery fire. At the same time, it is claimed that there are losses only from the armed forces of Azerbaijan, there are no losses from the Armenian army.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been going on for a long time because of the disputed territories of Nagorno-Karabakh. Earlier, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that only the language of force should be spoken with Armenia.