The command of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation was informed about the ongoing events, Baku said
Baku. September 19. INTERFAX - The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan on Tuesday announced the holding of local anti-terrorist measures against the Armenian military in the Karabakh region of the country.
"In order to ensure the provisions of the trilateral declaration, the suppression of large-scale provocations in the Karabakh economic region, the disarmament and withdrawal of the armed forces of Armenia from our territories, the neutralization of their military infrastructure, ensuring the safety of civilians who have returned to the territories liberated from occupation, civil servants involved in construction and reconstruction works and our military personnel, as well as the restoration of The constitutional order of Azerbaijan, anti-terrorist measures of a local nature have been launched in the region," the Azerbaijani military department said in a statement.
It is noted that within the framework of the events, "with the use of high-precision weapons on the front line and in depth, the positions of the formations of the Armenian armed forces, their long-term firing points, as well as military equipment and military facilities are being put out of action."
"We once again declare that the civilian population and civilian infrastructure facilities are not targets, only legitimate military targets are put out of action," the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said, adding that the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the leadership of the Turkish-Russian monitoring center were informed about the ongoing events.
The report notes that the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has repeatedly stated that "the continued presence of Armenian armed forces formations in the Karabakh economic region of Azerbaijan in violation of the provisions of the trilateral statement signed on November 10, 2020 is a source of serious threat to peace and stability in the region."
The military department stated that "the systematic shelling of the positions of the Azerbaijani army by the formations of the Armenian armed forces in the Karabakh region, the continuation of mining of the territory of Azerbaijan, the work on the engineering improvement of combat positions, as well as the increase in the number of trenches and dugouts in recent months has caused an even greater increase in tension."
"There is also an increase in the combat positions (of the Armenian Armed Forces - IF) by personnel, armored vehicles, artillery installations and other fire means, bringing units to a high level of combat readiness, creating additional mobilization units, expanding intelligence activities against units of the Azerbaijani army, penetrating deep into our positions in order to re-mine the territories and roads cleared of mines. appointments for sabotage and terrorist purposes," the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement.
It is also noted that "on September 19, civilians were killed on the Ahmadbeyli-Fuzuli-Shusha highway as a result of the explosion of a mine pre-installed for terrorist purposes by reconnaissance and sabotage groups of the Armenian armed Forces in the Karabakh Economic Region of Azerbaijan and a car belonging to the State Agency of Highways of Azerbaijan was disabled." "On the same day, as a result of the explosion of a vehicle carrying servicemen of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on a mine set by the reconnaissance and sabotage group of the Armenian armed forces, our servicemen were killed and wounded," the Azerbaijani military department said.
