STEPANAKERT. - Since Friday morning the Azerbaijani armed forces have been violating the ceasefire regime in the northern direction using mortars of different calibers, including 120 mm and D-44 divisional gun. 

The violations were especially intense from 10:00 am till 11:30 am. Overall, 50 shells were fired, 36 of which from D-44 divisional gun and 14 from artillery-type weapons. It should be noted that during this time the adversary targeted not only military bases but also Talish village, towards which it fired 4 shells from 120 mm mortar and D-44 divisional gun.

According to the press-service of the Artsakh Defense Ministry, the Armenian side has suffered no losses as a result of the shelling.

The vanguard units of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Defense Army carried out retaliatory actions to suppress the offensive actions of the Azerbaijani armed forces and to prevent the further provocation of the latter.

Currently, the situation at the frontline is relatively calm.