Artsakh army prevents sabotage infiltration attempt by Azerbaijan

On May 22, Azerbaijani armed forces attempted a subversive attack on one of the combat positions of a military base of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army. As the press department at the Artsakh Defense Ministry reported, the frontline units of the Defense Army detected the advancement of the Azerbaijani special units and thwarted them, inflicting losses. During the shooting,  the defense Army  suffered no losses, the source said. 

“The Artsakh Defense Army urges the Azerbaijani side to refrain from unpromising tactic to artificially escalate the situation,” the statement said, adding Azerbaijan will otherwise bear the entire responsibility of the consequences of the  escalation on the frontline.