13/12/2014 17:11
Azerbaijan violates ceasefire 1600 times in past week
On December 7-13 Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire about 1,600 times on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. Over 18,000 shots were fired at Armenian frontline positions from guns of various calibers, according to NKR Defense Army.
In particular, unprecedented violations of the ceasefire were recorded in the eastern direction of the Line of Contact. Over 30 shells were fired from 60- and 80-mm mortars.
Grenade launchers, sniper rifles and machine-guns were also used in the past week.
The frontline units of Defense Army took response actions in case of necessity and kept the situation under control.