Azerbaijan Violates Ceasefire at Armenia-Azerbaijan State Border

The Defense Ministry of Armenia informs that 18 ceasefire violations were recorded in the northeastern part of Armenian-Azerbaijani state border on the night of April 26.

The Armenian Defense Ministry’s statement reads. “On April 16 and throughout the morning of April 27 18 ceasefire violations were recorded in the northeastern part of Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. The Azerbaijani side fired irregular shots from various caliber weapons at Armenian positions.

The Armenian Armed forces exercised restraint and conducted response actions only in case of strict necessity and confidently maintain control of the situation.

According to the information provided by the NKR Defense Army Azerbaijani forces continued intense ceasefire violations overnight April 26-27. Azerbaijani forces fired more than 550 shells at Karabakhi positions and civilian settlements by using mortars, cannons and MM-21 multiple rocket launchers. Fierce ceasefire violations occurred in the northeastern part of the contact line. Martakert, Nerkin Horatagh and other civilian settlements were shelled by Azerbaijani forces.

Karabakhi soldier Hayk S. Minasyan (born in 1996) was fatally wounded by the Azerbaijani aggression.

The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Ministry extends its condolences to Hayk. S. Minasyan’s family, relatives and co-servicemen.

Nagorno Karabakhi Forces took countermeasures and suppressed the Azerbaijani aggression.

Azerbaijani forces sustained both manpower and equipment losses.

Currently the situation is relatively calm.