On January 16-22, 90 ceasefire violations were registered by the Azerbaijani side on the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani units fired at Karabakh positions from different types of sniper rifles in the directions of Hadrut, Martuni, Askeran and Martakert.

Shelling was particularly intensive on January 16, 19 when the Azeri side fired at Karabakh positions from PK and DShK machine guns, NKR Defense Army press service informed NEWS.am.

As NEWS.am reported previously, a soldier of the NKR Defense Army Hovik Sukiasyan was killed in the ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani side in the frontline between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Karabakh on January 20.

With retaliatory fire the NKR Defense Army silenced the enemy. According to preliminary information, the Azerbaijani side incurred more losses. The details of the incident are being clarified.