The Armenian troops destroyed an Azerbaijani tank and firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries that were used to sheel Armenian civilian settlements, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said Thursday, July 16.

The spokeswoman has also published footage from the scene.

Stepanyan said earlier that the Armenian military prevented an infiltration attempt by Azerbaijani troops overnight. The rival's forces were thwarted back to their positions, with casualties on their side, Stepanyan said. According to Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, the Azerbaijani side has suffered casualties.

Around two hours later, the Azerbaijani units started shelling the Armenian villages of Aygepar and Movses, using mortars and a D-30 howitzer.

On July 12, Azerbaijan launched two failed infiltration attempts on the border with Armenia whose troops immediately identified the saboteurs and thwarted them back to their positions. Since the next morning, the Azerbaijani military has been firing on the Armenian positions, also using large caliber grenade launchers and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements. Four servicemen of the Armenian army have been killed, 20 others have been wounded, while Azerbaijan has reported 11 deaths.