01/06/2019 14:23
Adversary’s provocation not to remain without response, consequences to be painful: Artsakh Defense Ministry
From May 26 to June 1 the adversary violated ceasefire regime on the line of contact over 220 times opening fire from weapons of different calibers. During this period the adversary fired 3,500 shots in the direction of Armenian postguards.
Artsakh Defense Army press service reports that 80 cases of ceasefire violations took place on the night of May 31 to June 1 firing 2,350 shots from weapons of big calibers.
As a result of violation of ceasefire regime, Armenian conscript Sipan Melkonyan, 19, was fatally shot by the Azerbaijani armed forces on June 1 at 7.30 a.m. local time.
Artsakh Defense Ministry expresses condolences to the family of the killed conscript and stated that the adversary’s provocation will not remain without response and the consequences will be painful.