
ArmInfo. Baku's attempts to avenge the failure at the border will continue. A similar opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by the head of the department of Eurasian integration and development of the SCO of the Institute of the CIS countries, military expert Vladimir Evseev.
On July 21 at 22.30 a special forces unit of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched another attack on the Fearless stronghold. The Armenian Armed Forces repulsed the enemy's attack, inflicting significant losses on him. There are no losses on the Armenian side. "In my opinion, such attempts will find their continuation already on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. As part of its long-standing course, Baku may well try to seize part of the" security belt. "In this light, the military-political leadership, the Armenian Armed Forces need to be extremely careful and readiness for such actions of Azerbaijan ", - he stressed.
The hostilities that began on July 12 on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Yevseyev, characterizes as a natural result of the Azerbaijani provocation. The mortar shelling of the Armenian Armed Forces post, according to his estimates, is evidence of the inadequate nature of this provocation. The purpose of the provocation, in the expert's opinion, could be to divert the attention of the Azerbaijani society from internal socio-economic and other problems to an external enemy. The Azerbaijani provocation, according to the expert, was due to the lack of demarcation of the border with Armenia. This very circumstance allows Baku to assert that they acted exclusively on their territory. At the same time, Evseev is convinced that it will not come to large-scale hostilities on the border with Armenia, since in this case a joint Armenian-Russian military group will be forced to intervene in the situation.
On July 12, Azerbaijani servicemen attempted to violate the state border with Armenia in a UAZ vehicle. After a warning from the Armenian side, they, leaving the UAZ, freely returned to their positions. An hour later, artillery fire was opened from the direction of Azerbaijan and an attempt was made to seize the Armenian stronghold. Azerbaijani servicemen were thrown back from their positions with return fire, having suffered losses in manpower.
To date, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have lost more than 20 people killed, the number of wounded has not been reported. Three tanks were destroyed, 13 drones were shot down and captured, the combat positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were taken. From the evening of June 14, the situation on the border was relatively calm, however, on the night of July 15-16, at 03.40, the advanced units of the Armenian Armed Forces, noticing the enemy's movement and going over to a circular defense, stopped an attempt at sabotage penetration. After a fierce battle, the enemy was thrown back with losses. In recent days, the situation on the border has been relatively calm and is only disturbed by the shelling of Armenian positions from small arms.