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Azerbaijani Army positions subjected to fire from Keshishkand direction

Azerbaijani Army positions subjected to fire from Keshishkand direction

Baku, March 20, AZERTAC

On March 19, between 19:00 and 19:10, Armenian armed forces units stationed near the Arpa settlement in the Keshishkand district intermittently fired at Azerbaijani Army positions using small arms, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC.

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