Armenian Ministry of Defense: Escalation of the situation on the Asia-Afghanistan border should be prevented. The Azerbaijani army shelled Syunik Oblast in southern Armenia on the 13th, killing four people and injuring one.

On the same day, a statement released on the website of the Azerbaijan State Border Guard Agency stated that the action was a "retaliatory action" in response to the Armenian armed forces' provocation the previous day. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov recently stated that Russia calls on both parties to exercise restraint.