Azerbaijani troops control the operational situation - Defense Ministry

  02 November 2020    Read: 1344
 Azerbaijani troops control the operational situation - Defense Ministry

The combat operations continued mainly in the Aghdam, Khojavend, Gubadli and Zangilan direction, Lieutenant Colonel Anar Eyvazov, spokesman for Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, said at a briefing on Monday, Azvision.az reports.

Armenian armed forces fired at the positions of our units on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border using mortars and small arms. The positions of our military units located in Gazakh, Tovuz and Dashkesan regions of Azerbaijan were fired by the enemy from Noyemberyan, Berd and Vardenis regions of Armenia. Armenian armed forces fired at the te villages of Goranboy, Tartar, Agdam və Aghjabadi regions using various weapons, including artillery and missiles. 

Units of the Armenian armed forces attempted to attack at Zangilan direction of the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border.
The enemy fired at the positions of our units using mortars and various large-caliber weapons in order to seize a number of favorable high grounds in this direction.
The intention of the enemy to attack was detected in time by our units and as a result of the successful operation, the opposite side suffered heavy losses.
During the battle, the enemy, which lost about 30 personnel was forced to retreat to the territory of Armenia.
As a result of airstrikes, a large number of enemy forces were destroyed in the trenches and underground shelters.
Today, Azerbaijan Army have liberated Chaprand, Haji Isagli and Gosha Bulag villages of Jabrayil, Dere Giletag and Boyuk Giletag villages of Zangilan, Ishigli, Muradkhanli and Milanli villages of Gubadli, Anar Eyvazov noted.

During the day and night, a large number of enemy forces, 4 - BM-21 "Grad" MLRS, 10 - different types of howitzers, 3 - trucks loaded with ammunition, and 5 - other auto vehicles, and Su-25 attack aircraft, which attacked our positions from the air, was also shot down, were destroyed and wrecked in different directions of the front.

Any activity of enemy units is immediately prevented. At present, our troops are monitoring the operational situation both in the air and on land. Today, the Azerbaijani soldier, under the leadership of our Supreme Commander-in-Chief, defeats the enemy on the battlefield and destroys the long-standing myth created by the Armenian leadership. The victory is with us, "Anar Eyvazov said.


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