The Press Service of the Artsakh Ministry of Defense informs:

“On 24 March, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, violating the requirements of the trilatteral statment of 10 November, 2020, invaded the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Artsakh Republic, took control of the village of Parukh in the Askeran region and adjacent positions, and then tried to secure progress in the eastern border of the Artsakh Republic.

The negotiations between the Russian peacekeeping troops and the relevant bodies of Artsakh for hours did not yield significant results, the enemy did not return to the starting positions.

Even more: on the night of 25 March, Azeri units opened fire on the units of the Defense Army, using both different caliber firearms as we; as a strike UAV. As a result of the skirmish, at least 5 servicemen of the enemy were killed. There is one wounded from the Armenian side. As of 09:00, the situation is relatively stable.

We expect that the Russian peacekeepers will take measures to return the Azeri units to their starting positions.”