The Artsakh Ministry of Defense refutes a statement circulated today by the Azerbaijani defsne ministry claiming that early this morning that Armenian tanks approached the frontline and opened fire, followed by a ground offensive.

The Artsakh ministry says that this statement is merely a propaganda device by Azerbaijan to conceal its next military offensive.

The Artsakh ministry says that no Armenia tanks was destroyed and its crew killed, as claimed by Baku.