STEPANAKERT. – The situation along Line of Contact between the Karabakh and Azerbaijani opposing forces was calm from late Wednesday night to early Thursday morning.

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army (NKR/Artsakh DA) informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that, during this time, the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the arrangement to cease fire solely by way of rifle weaponry.

“[But] the DA vanguard units are in command of the operational situation, and they take necessary steps to reliably organize the protection of the military positions,” the respective statement reads.