Azerbaijan reports to have lost 5 soldiers

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that it lost 5 soldiers as a result of the skirmish at the Ghazakh direction of its border with Armenia.

APA agency reports quoting the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry that the units of the Armenian army allegedly attempted to get into the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan near the village of Ashaghy Eskipara of the Ghazakh region.

5 Azerbaijani military servicemen were killed during the fight: APA agency quotes their names - Amil Aliyev, Khalid Azizov, Vakhid Bagirov, Zulfugar Atashly and Elchin Ismayilov.

Mediamax was told in the Armenian Defense Ministry that the Armenian side will make a statement on the incident soon.