Azerbaijan: Armenia continues to target army positions in Kalabjar

The Armenian forces targeted the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the border areas, using artillery and heavy weapons, despite a ceasefire agreement and calls from the international community to maintain security.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced, on Wednesday, that the Armenian forces continued to target army positions in Kalabjar.

The ministry said in a statement: "The sites were attacked on the direction of the villages of Zelik, Yeliga and Yukari Iram in Kalbajar with D20 and D30 artillery."

The statement stressed the continuation of the attacks and provocations carried out by the Armenian forces with artillery and other heavy weapons in the border areas despite the calls of the international community and the agreement reached on the ceasefire.

He stressed that the entire responsibility for the escalation of the situation rests with the military and political administration of Armenia.

Yesterday, Tuesday, the Azerbaijani Ministry of  Defense announced the death of 50 soldiers in border clashes that erupted after Armenian provocations, one day after it announced the outbreak of intense border clashes as a result of provocations from the Armenian side.

In a statement, the ministry noted that the Azerbaijani army, in turn, took the necessary measures to silence the Armenian sources of fire and prevent the expansion of clashes.

The Armenian forces participating in the provocative operations incurred losses in life and equipment.