No Armenian casualties after Azerbaijan’s failed infiltration attempt – Defense Ministry

There are no casualties among Armenian servicemen as a result of operations carried out on Thursday in the northeastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.

As reported earlier the Armenian troops spotted movement of the Azerbaijani forces at around 3:40am at night. Switching to all-around defense, the Armenian units foiled the adversary’s attempted incursion, the spokeswoman said.

“After a fierce battle, the adversary was thwarted back, suffering losses,” Stepanyan added.

She said the Azerbaijani military then began shelling the Armenian border villages of Aygepar and Movses, using mortars and a D-30 howitzer. The gunfire still continues, the spokeswoman added.