The Azerbaijani Armed Forces fired at a tractor in the Verin Shorzha village of Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, head of Verin Shorzha village Artyom Yeranosyan said during a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“There were a few gunshots. The firing stopped about 40 minutes ago. We had a tractor at the end of the village that they wanted to drive and come to the village, and that’s when they started to open fire,” Yeranosyan stated.

According to him, there are no victims, the situation is currently stable, and it has been calm over the past two days as well.

On Nov. 16, at around 1 p.m., the units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan attacked the Armenian military posts deployed in the given direction of the border — the adversary also used artillery, armored vehicles and firearms of various calibers.

According to the agreement reached after Russian mediation, on Nov. 16, starting from 6:30 p.m. there is ceasefire on the eastern border of Armenia, and the situation has become relatively stable.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, as a result of the Armenian side’s response operations, the adversary suffered many losses of manpower, a few armored vehicles were destroyed or are out of order.

The Armenian side also suffered casualties. To date, the Ministry of Defense has only reported verified data on one casualty, that is, 30-year-old contractual serviceman, Private Meruzhan Harutyunyan.

“The number of injured is also being verified. Another 12 servicemen are captured. The Ministry of Defense of Armenia will issue a press release in case there are new reports,” the Ministry of Defense reported.