Armenia and Azerbaijan have each accused the other of beginning an exchange of fire around the contested Nagorno-Karabkah region that resulted in deaths on both sides.
Defence ministries from both countries issued statements on Tuesday afternoon saying an unspecified number of their own troops had been killed in a clash close to the Lachin Corridor.
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The intensity of fire between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Syunik Region has decreased, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported Tuesday evening.
"As for 19:00 [local time] the skirmish intensity has decreased significantly. Rumors of fire towards Vardenis are false," the Ministry noted.
The Defense Ministry also stated that reports of Azerbaijani media claiming that Armenia uses Iranian-made drones are false.
"There are no Iranian drones in the Armenian Armed Forces," the Ministry said.
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Azerbaijani forces opened fire at Armenian positions near the Sotk village in Armenia’s Syunik Province killing four Armenian soldiers and injuring six others. Reports indicated that there are casualties on the Azerbaijani side.
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Tuesday’s attack also impacted the Sotk Gold mine, where workers were evacuated and all operations there were halted, according to Ruzanna Grigoryan, a mine representative who spoke to Armenpress.