“Military Observer”: The Azerbaijani Armed Forces used armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles in a firefight with Armenia
Units of the Armed Forces (AF) of Azerbaijan armored personnel carriers (APCs) and infantry fighting vehicles (BMPs) were used to firefights with Armenian servicemen. This was reported by the Voenniy Obozrevatel Telegram channel with reference to the Armenian media.
Details of the incident are not given.
The incident on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan became known earlier on November 14. Yerevan reported that the reason for the shooting was an attempt by the Azerbaijani military to launch an offensive in the eastern direction of the border.
Earlier, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called on Armenia to abandon territorial claims against his country and Turkey. “I hope that Armenia will give up its territorial claims against Turkey and Azerbaijan, and if not, then it will further worsen its position,” he said.
On September 27, 2020, on the line of contact between Azerbaijan and the unrecognized Fighting began in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). On November 9 of the same year, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a ceasefire statement. As a result of the war, Baku regained control of part of the lost territories.