The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces initiated fire towards the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces in the vicinity of Aravus (Syunik Province) on April 8, at 10:50 p.m., and Khoznavar (Syunik Province) at 10:55 p.m., according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia.
The Ministry adds that the statement of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that on April 8, between 11:35 p.m. and 11:45 p.m., the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia opened fire toward Azerbaijani combat positions in the southeastern part of the border doesn’t correspond to reality.