On October 18, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched a tank attack in the southern direction, using 7 tanks, including one T-90 unit and 5 armored personnel carriers, per Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Armenian Ministry of Defense.
Due to the expertise of Colonels Stepan Gevorgyan, Stanislav Eryomin anti-tanker, private Garik Arakelyan, harmonious actions were conducted and the attack was thwarted. The enemy was thrown back a few kilometers.