“On July 19, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, starting at 18:40, for several hours in a row fired from firearms of various calibers at the Armenian positions deployed on the border section near the village of Yeraskh.

Mortars were also periodically used, ”the statement of the Armenian Defense Ministry says.

The department promised a tough response to any provocation.

On July 4, Azerbaijan released 15 Armenian servicemen, they were delivered to Yerevan by the Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft.