Skirmishes on border with Armenia and in Karabakh

Baku/09.03.23/Turan: From 21:30 on March 8 to 04:15 on March 9, the Armenian side fired 23 times at the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces. This was announced on Thursday morning by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

In particular, the enemy fired at the Azerbaijani positions in the villages of Istisu, Zaylik, Mollabayramly, Yellidja and Yukhary Ayrim of Kelbajar region, Astaf- Dashkesan region, Zamanly and Geyamli-Gedabey region.

Besides, in the Karabakh region, Armenians fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Khojavend, Lachin, Khojaly regions and in the direction of the city of Shusha.

The Azerbaijani armed forces took retaliatory measures in all cases.

“By systematically shelling our positions, the Armenian aarmed forces provoke us to return fire. Thus, they are trying to form the wrong opinion among representatives of the EU civil mission operating on the conditional border.

We declare once again that the entire responsibility for these provocations of the Armenian side lies with the military-political leadership of the official Irevan,” the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement. -06B-