BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 14. The Russian Foreign Ministry is concerned about the aggravation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Maria Zakharova, Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said during the weekly briefing, TurkicWorld reports.

"Moscow urges to show restraint and take steps for de-escalation," she added.

On February 12, at 13:37 (GMT+4), from the positions of the Armenian armed forces located in the direction of Nerkin-And settlement in Gafan district, on the section of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional state border passing through the territory of Zangilan district, fire was shot at the positions of the Border Troops of the State Border Service located on the territory of the village of Kollugishlag in Zangilan district.

As a result of the provocation, a serviceman of the State Border Service, Khalilzade Parviz Aghakishi oglu, was wounded. The serviceman was evacuated by helicopter to a specialized medical institution.

In addition, the Armenian Armed Forces units fired small arms at the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the direction of Kokhanabi settlement of Tovuz region from their positions in the direction of Chinarli settlement of Tovuz region at 20:50 and 23:40 (GMT+4) on February 12.

The State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan carried out Operation Revenge on February 13 in response to the provocation of the Armenian Armed Forces.

According to the SPS, the operation resulted in the destruction of the Armenian Armed Forces' combat post near the Nerkin-And settlement of Gafan district, from where the Azerbaijani army positions were fired.

"There are data on serious losses among the personnel of the destroyed combat post. Every provocation of the Armenian side aimed at aggravating operational conditions on the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional state border will henceforth be answered with more serious and decisive measures. The responsibility for what happened lies fully on the military-political leadership of Armenia," the ministry statement reads.