Seven people are confirmed to have died after clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday afternoon on Tuesday (11 April). The fighting took place near the Armenian village of Tegh, near the entrance to the Lachin Corridor.
Armenia confirmed that four servicemen had been killed, while Azerbaijan confirmed that three had been killed on their side.
Baku and Yerevan have both accused each other of carrying out a "provocation", breaking the ceasefire, and using artillery.
In a statement released yesterday afternoon, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said, "On April 11, at around 4 p.m., the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the Armenian Armed Forces' servicemen who were carrying out engineering works in the direction of the Tegh community. The Armenian side resorted to retaliatory actions."
On their part, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense said, "On April 11, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of the Digh settlement of the Gorus region using small arms subjected to intensive fire the Azerbaijan Army's opposing positions stationed in the direction of the Lachin region. The Azerbaijan Army Units took adequate retaliatory measures."
Situation calm overnight
On Wednesday morning (12 April), it was reported that the situation has now stabilised with no significant ceasefire violations occurring overnight.
The village of Tegh sits very close to the entrance to the Lachin Corridor, connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh.
Tensions in the area had been high ever since the route of the Lachin Corridor was changed at the end of last month, and Azerbaijani forces advanced, taking up new positions. You can read more about this here.