The Defense Army took countermeasures to suppress the Azerbaijani aggression

Azerbaijani forces made 45 ceasefire violations on May 5 and overnight May 6 in the ArtsakhAzerbaijan line of contact. The Azerbaijani military used different caliber firearms and fired more than 580 shots at soldiers of the Artsakh Defense Army.

Azerbaijani forces also fired 11 mortar shells (60mm) in the eastern and northeastern sections of the line of contact. The defense ministry of Artsakh told the Defense Army took countermeasures to suppress the Azerbaijani aggression.

Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman of the Armenian defense ministry, notified that gunfire has been recorded along the Armenian border as well, although little and mainly from small arms. Currently the situation is relatively calm.