STEPANAKERT. – The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Ministry of Defense (NKR/Artsakh MOD) on Friday issued a statement.

“Judging by the developments taking place recently along the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces, there is the impression that the adversary has chosen the tactics of gradually and purposefully aggravating the situation at the frontline.

“The Azerbaijani side (…) has again taken to provocative actions, not solely at the line of contact of the opposing forces, but in the propaganda domain.

“Using various-caliber shooting weapons during the past days, the adversary today [i.e. Friday] disseminated information as to, allegedly, the Armenian side using 60 mm mortars at the frontline.

“The NKR Ministry of Defense [hereby] declares with full responsibility that the misinformation disseminated by the Azerbaijani side is nothing more than a simple-minded propaganda trick aimed at destabilizing the situation,” the NKR MOD statement specifically reads.