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Defense Ministry: Attack of Armenian army in frontline repulsed, 5 Azerbaijani soldiers killed

05 June 2012 08:43 (UTC +04:00)

Press service of the Defense Ministry told APA that the units of the Armenian army fired on positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the occupied areas in nameless heights and near Tapgaragoyunlu village of Azerbaijanâ€™s Goranboy region at 16.00-16.20 and 24.40-23.50, at 23.20-23.30, 23.35-23.40, nameless heights and Ashagi Veysalli, Garakhanbeyli, Ashagi Abdulrahmanli, Gorgan and Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of Azerbaijanâ€™s Fuzuli region on June 5 at 00.20-00.30, 02.45-02.50, 02.55-03.10, 05.10-05.15, from positions situated in nameless heights of Azerbaijanâ€™s Gazakh region at 02.55-03.10, from positions situated in nameless heights of Azerbaijanâ€™s Khojavend region at 03.10-03.20, from positions situated near Mehdili village of Azerbaijanâ€™s Jabrayil region at 03.00-03.10, from positions situated near Javahirli and Yusifjanli villages of Azerbaijanâ€™s Aghdam region at 05.00-05.20.

On June 5, though the Armenian subversive group attempted to enter into the positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces situated in Ashagi Askipara village of Gazakh region, the enemy incurred losses and was forced to withdraw. Four servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were killed during the battle.

One more soldier died as a result of fire opened from nameless heights in Gazakh region.