Armenian illegal armed group attacked Azerbaijani servicemen in Khojavend district, the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported.
"On December 27, at about 3.30 pm, an illegal Armenian armed group or a group of six remnants of the Armenian armed forces remaining in the direction of Aghdam (Akaku) village of Khojavend region of Azerbaijan attacked the units of the Azerbaijani Army," the statement reads.
According to the ministry, as a result of the attack, one serviceman was killed and another wounded.
"As a result, soldier Ganbarov Elmir Rayil oglu was killed and soldier Emin Suleyman oglu Aliyev was wounded. After receiving first aid, our wounded serviceman was evacuated to a medical institution, and his life is not in danger," the ministry added.
As a result of the measures taken, six members of the illegal Armenian military group were destroyed.
"If this happens again, the Azerbaijani Army will take decisive measures. The leadership of the Ministry of Defense extends its deepest condolences to the family of the martyr and wishes them patience," the ministry stressed.
