Starting from July 16 at 05.45 active combat operations are being held in the direction of Tovuz region of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.

Axar.az reports citing MoD that about 20 enemy troops, 1 armoured vehicle, 1 radio-electronic combat (REM) vehicle, battle posts and support posts were destroyed by the fire of our units.

Nazim Afgan oglu Ismayilov, an active-duty serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army, was martyred during the combats.

The leadership of the Ministry of Defense extends its condolences to the family of the martyr and wishes them patience. Rest in peace!

Our units are taking retaliatory measures to prevent enemy combat activity.