YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenian-made combat UAVs were used in action for the first time as the Armenian Armed Forces took punitive actions against the Azerbaijani troops last night, former spokesperson of the defense ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Facebook, releasing the video of the punitive actions taken by the Armenian forces.

“July 13 will enter into the history as the day when the Armenian-made combat UAVs were put into action. For the first time the combat UAVs of the Armenian production were used during war, in combat conditions and recorded brilliant results. It seems high-ranking officers became victims of their strike”, Hovhannisyan said.

The Azerbaijani armed forces launched an attack on an Armenian military base located in Tavush province on July 12, using artillery, mortars and UAVs. In addition, the Azerbaijani side also shelled the town of Chinari in the province with mortars, damaging civilian homes. On July 14 the Azerbaijani armed forces continued targeting the civilian infrastructures of the Armenian town of Berd, using an attacking drone.

The Azerbaijani defense ministry reported today that Major-General of the Azerbaijani army Polad Hashimov and Colonel Ilgar Mirzoev have died in the clashes.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan