The Artsakh military has prevented an attack attempted by Azerbaijani forces in the northern direction on Friday.

A group of 15 members of the Azerbaijani armed forces launched an attack attempt towards one of the military positions of the Artsakh Defense Army located in the northern direction on 17 August, at around midnight, the Artsakh Defense Ministry said in a statement. 

The Artsakh frontline units timely detected the advancement of the adversary’s group and pushed them back to their starting positions.

“As a result of the shootout, the Defense Army suffered no losses. The data on the adversary’s losses are being clarified,” the statement says.