Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan Army positions subjected to fire in direction of Khojaly and Goranboy districts

Starting from the afternoon of March 8 to the morning of March 9, members of the illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed, using various caliber weapons periodically subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in Khojaly and Goranboy districts, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC.

“Adequate response measures were taken by the units of the Azerbaijan Army stationed in these directions.

Currently, the situation in these directions is stable, the Azerbaijan Army units completely control the operational situation.

We state that the Azerbaijan Army does not target civilian infrastructure, but only strikes at the positions of the illegal Armenian armed detachments”, the ministry said.