At around 5:50am on Friday, shots were fired in the direction of the monitored houses from the Azerbaijani positions located near Karmir Shuka and Taghavard villages of the Martuni region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Artsakh Republic (AR) Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Gegham Stepanyan wrote about this on Facebook. He added as follows, in particular:

"It is noteworthy that the described incident was another manifestation of the regular intensified terrorist acts by the Azerbaijani armed forces in recent days.

The AR Human Rights Defender reiterates that the Azerbaijani armed bases located near the peaceful settlements of Artsakh and the Armenophobic and terrorist acts being carried out through them are a direct and indisputable threat to the rights of the population of Artsakh—in particular, to the right to life.

I reaffirm the assertion that the criminal acts being carried out by Azerbaijan are of a regular and systematic nature, which is aimed at creating a climate of fear, despair in Artsakh.

Azerbaijan will continue its criminal attempts directed against the people of Artsakh until the international community unanimously condemns the blatant Azerbaijani illegalities directed against humanity."