During the day on November 4 and night, the Armenian Armed Forces shelled the positions of the units of Azerbaijan army in different directions of the front, as well as civilian settlements with various small arms, howitzers and mortars, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
The ministry noted that combat operations continued with varying intensity, mainly in the Aghdere and Khojavend directions of the front.
"The Armenian troops were forced to retreat with casualties on personnel and military vehicles in some areas of the front. At present, our troops are monitoring the operational situation," the ministry added.
The Armenian armed forces committed a large-scale provocation, subjecting the positions of the Azerbaijani army to intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery installations of various calibers in the front-line zone on Sept. 27 at 05:00 (Msk). The command of the Azerbaijani Army decided to launch a counter-offensive operation of Azerbaijani troops along the entire front to suppress the combat activity of the Armenian armed forces and ensure the safety of the civilian population. To date, Fizuli and Jabrayil districts, including the cities of Jabrayil and Fizuli, the city of Zangilan and part of Zangilan district, part of the Gubaldi region, the city of Gubadli, the city of Hadrut, and a number of villages in the Khojavend region, the villages of Sugovushan and Talish in the Terter region, as well as the strategically important Murovdag mountain were liberated.
