Armenian troops suffer losses following provocation on contact line

/By Azernews/

By Laman Sadigova

Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces prevented Armenian troops’ provocation on the state border with Azerbaijan, the Defense Ministry reported on February 4, adding that the enemy retreated after suffering losses.

Three members of Armenian diversionary group were killed as a result of the operational activities undertaken by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Azerbaijani Army lost one servicemen, as Mirzayev Imran Khudaverdi was killed in the fire opened from the Armenian side.

The ministry expressed deep condolences to the family of the killed Azerbaijani serviceman.

The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 115 times throughout the day.

Azerbaijan's internationally recognized Nagorno-Karabakh territory turned into a conflict zone following Armenia's aggression in the early 1990s. As a result of an armed invasion, 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory fell under Armenian occupation. Nonetheless, the OSCE has attempted to foster a peaceful resolution to this conflict amid Armenia's persistent derailment.