So, the press secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry, Shushan Stepanyan, stated that "as a result of the shelling by the enemy on the north-eastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, Major Garush Hambartsumyan and captain Sos Elbakyan were mortally wounded."
In turn, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Karim Valiyev reported on the death of Major General Polad Gashimov and Colonel Ilgar Mirzyaev as a result of shelling of the Armenian Armed Forces in the Tovuz direction of the border.
Earlier, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expressed serious concern over the aggravation in the region and called for an immediate ceasefire.
UN Secretary General António Guterres also called on Baku and Yerevan to take measures to de-escalate.
The clash that began on July 12 on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continues on the third day in the neighboring regions - Tovuz and Tavush.