The positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled by units of the Armenian Armed Forces and illegal armed formations in Karabakh. In response, the Azerbaijani army resorted to retaliatory measures.
On the night of March 15, the Armenian armed forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army in Karabakh, the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reports.
According to the ministry, from 00:10 to 02:30 local time, positions located in the villages of Yukhari Ayrim in the Kelbajar and Astaf Dashkesan regions of Azerbaijan were subjected to shelling.
Furthermore, Armenian armed formations, illegally located on the territory of Azerbaijan in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers, shelled the positions in the Khojavend and Khojaly regions.
The servicemen of the Azerbaijani army took retaliatory measures against the units of the Armenian Armed Forces and illegal armed formations.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported earlier that the Armenian military and militants shelled the Azerbaijani regions on March 13-14. In response, the Azerbaijani side was forced to take retaliatory measures.
