YEREVAN. – Armenia has informed OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairing countries on Azerbaijan offensive attempt, the Armenian Foreign Ministry tweeted.

Earlier Karabakh Defense Army said Azerbaijani side made two attempts to attack at 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. in the south-eastern (Martakert) and eastern (Akna) directions of the line of contact by using demining and special equipment.

Vanguard units of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Defense Army, however, detected the advancement and drove them back their starting positions while causing them casualties. The Azerbaijani side suffered at least two losses, the bodies are in the neutral zone. The Defense Army has not suffered casualties.

According to Karabakh army, movement of troops and equipment was noticed in the eastern direction of the line of contact.