The operative-tactical situation in the directions crossed by the enemy is tense. Azerbaijani units are trying to carry out provocative coercive actions in several directions. The Armed Forces of Armenia are trying to expel the enemy from the territory of Armenia. Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Edvard Asryan provided details about six servicemen captured today.
The situation reached the peak of tension at 05:00 in the morning. The infiltrated units of the enemy tried to unite their forces to create a more favorable situation for them.
The Armenian side, seeing this, tried to add a new position, which could have stopped the enemy, but the enemy saw it and blockaded, captured six servicemen.
Contract servicemen A. Abgaryan, I. Sargsyan, V. Sargsyan, B. Ohanyan, A. Budoyan and V. Rafaelyan are taken prisoner.
Asryan also informed that the number of enemy troops in the territory of Armenia does not exceed one thousand, then added that in case of an order the Armed Forces are ready to destroy the deployed units.
The Ministry of Defense announced that necessary measures are being taken to return the captured servicemen. He also published a map denying the disinformation spread by Baku about the presence of Armenian servicemen in the territory of Azerbaijan.
