Nagorno Karabakh bears no responsibility for the consequences of retaliatory measures it takes following Azerbaijan’s provocations and attacks on the contact line, Karabakh Defense Army spokesman Senor Hasratyan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Azerbaijani troops attempted to move forward in the Akna direction at around 10:45 pm on July 14.

Karabakh Defense Army troops took preventive operative measures to thwart the Azerbaijani attempted advance.

Baku, meanwhile, issued a statement claiming a serviceman was killed in a cross border fire in Karabakh.

“Senior Lieutenant Mammadov Toghrul Seyed oglu was killed,” the country’s defense Ministry said.