STEPANAKERT. - The three Armenian servicemen, who sustained shrapnel wounds as a result of the shelling by the Azerbaijani armed forces on Friday, are currently in Stepanakert hospital.

The hospital representatives informed Armenian News - NEWS.am that the serviceman, who suffered a wound in his head, is currently in an extremely critical condition. The condition of the second serviceman is also assessed as critical. According to the doctors, the third serviceman, who sustained a leg injury, is in a normal condition. The hospital declined to provide other details.

According to the statement issued earlier by the Artsakh Defense Army, the adversary is violating the ceasefire along the line of contact between the Karabakh and Azerbaijani opposing forces ever since Friday morning, and by firing from shooting weapons, cannons, mortars, and grenade launchers.

As a result of shelling by the Azerbaijani armed forces, Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic/NKR) Defense Army servicemen Robert Gasparyan (born in 1969), Hambardzum Hartyunyan (born in 1997), and Vahe Badalyan (born in 1998) have sustained wounds, the NKR Ministry of Defense informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The Artsakh defense army vanguard units, however, are taking actions in response to suppress the aggressive “activeness” by the adversary.