STEPANAKERT. – The adversary violated the ceasefire on the Line of Contact between the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces around 700 times, from March 29 to April 4.

During this time, more than 14,000 shots were fired in the direction of Armenian military positions, and by way of different-caliber rifle weaponry, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Defense Army reported. 

And aside from the aforementioned ceasefire violations, the adversary, making use of an antipersonnel mine installation, had launched a sabotage and intelligence-gathering infiltration, the NKR MOD press service informed.   

The infiltration attempt was carried out on Friday at 4:40am, and in a southerly direction of the Line of Contact between the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces. 

Owing to the skilled actions by the Armenian position holders, however, the adversary was forced to retreat to its initial position, and while suffering casualties.