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The Azerbaijani army announced that a counterattack had begun, after several civilians were killed and others injured by Armenian artillery shelling at Azerbaijani force sites and in border areas.
“To deter this military provocation and to provide security and protection to the civilian population living near the front line, the Azerbaijani army is taking response measures,” he said.
In a statement, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry stated that the Armenian army launched a large-scale provocation operation in the early hours of the morning, firing light and heavy weapons at military and civilian sites in Azerbaijan.
The statement noted that the Armenian fire caused casualties among the civilian population, in addition to causing extensive damage to civil infrastructure in several villages that were subjected to heavy Armenian bombardment.
The ministry confirmed that the Azerbaijani army responded in a similar way to Armenian provocations to protect civilians on the front lines in the region.
He added that the army decided to launch a counterattack along the front line to respond to the Armenian attack.
He indicated that his forces managed to destroy a large number of Armenian military installations and vehicles deep within the front line, including 12 “OSA” anti-aircraft missile systems.
It said the Armenian army shot down an Azerbaijani military helicopter near the “Tartar” site in the region, and the helicopter crew survived.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that neighboring Azerbaijan had attacked civilian areas in Nagorno-Karabakh (Karabakh).
The Armenian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down two helicopters and three drones for Azerbaijan in response to this attack.
A long-running conflict has broken out between the two former Soviet states over Azerbaijan’s breakaway region, Nagorno Karabakh, which is inhabited mainly by people of Armenian descent.
Border clashes have intensified in recent months.
Since 1992, Armenia occupies about 20% of Azerbaijani land, which includes the “Karabakh” region (consisting of 5 provinces) and 5 other provinces in the west of the country, in addition to much of the “Agdam” provinces. and “Fuzuli”.
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