AZERBAIJAN ARMY POSITIONS WERE SUBJECTED TO FIRE, DEFENSE MINISTRY

On June 3, at around 00:50, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of the Yukhari Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region using small arms subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army’s positions stationed in the direction of the Bazirkhana settlement of the Kalbajar district.

“Moreover, starting from 20:40 on June 2 to 00:30 on June 3, members of illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, periodically subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army’s positions stationed in the directions of the Khojaly, Shusha, Khojavand and Kalbajar districts.

The Azerbaijan Army Units took adequate retaliatory measures in these directions,” the ministry added.