YEREVAN. – Twenty-seven incidents of ceasefire violations were recorded from late Thursday night to early Friday morning, at the northeastern sector of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

The Ministry of Defense (MOD) of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that during this time the Azerbaijani side mostly fired irregular shots at the Armenian position-holders, and by way of rifle and sniper weaponry.

In addition, the adversary also fired from mortars and a grenade launcher

“[But] vanguard units of the RA AF [i.e. Armed Forces], exercising restraint, took actions in response solely when absolutely necessary, and they confidently control the border situation,” the respective MOD statement reads.