Azerbaijani Propaganda Machine Distorts Reality as Usual: Artur Hovhannisyan

Azerbaijani media outlets are spreading information claiming that the units of the Artsakh Defense Army (ADA) retreating towards the Red Market have come under artillery fire, resulting in serious losses. The Azerbaijani propaganda machine is, as usual, distorting reality in an attempt to prove President I. Aliyev's unfounded statement about taking control of Hadrut by any means necessary.

The ADA units continue to confidently carry out the assigned combat tasks along the entire front. At the same time, the ADA successfully neutralizes attempts by the Azerbaijani armed forces to carry out offensive operations that do not adhere to the humanitarian ceasefire regime.

A military operation is ongoing to encircle and destroy a reconnaissance-diversion group that has penetrated the Hadrut direction. The operational situation is under full control of the ADA. We urge our compatriots to follow only official news sources.

This was stated by Ministry of Defense representative Artur Hovhannisyan.