The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported that its territory was shelled 23 times a day.

Against the background of the ongoing serious escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, caused by the recent skirmish, it became known that over the past day, the positions of the military personnel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan were shelled 23 times.

“From 21:30 on March 8 to 04:15 on March 9, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army on the conditional Azerbaijani-Armenian border and in the Karabakh economic region were fired on 23 times. The units of the armed forces of Armenia, from positions in the direction of the settlements of Istisu, as well as Yukhara Shorja, Ashaghi Shorja, Gunashli, Azizli of the Basarkechyar region, and in the Chemberek direction, intermittently fired on the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in the direction of the settlements of Istisu, Zyaylik, Mollabayramli from various caliber small arms , Yellija and Yukhara Ayrim of Kalbajar region, Astaf of Dashkasan region, Zamanli and Goyamli of Gedabey region", - said in the official message of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

The attacks, according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, were carried out by illegal Armenian armed groups. However, the responsibility lies, according to Baku, on Yerevan, since, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Armenian side illegally supplies weapons and ammunition to the so-called. military personnel of the Republic of Artsakh, who carry out attacks and assaults.