STEPANAKERT. – The adversary violated the ceasefire at the zone of contact between the Karabakh and Azerbaijani opposing forces around 250 times, from June 2 to 8.

During this time the Azerbaijan armed forces fired more than 2,500 shots toward the military positions of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic/NKR), and with various-caliber rifle weapons, the Artsakh Ministry of Defense (MOD) informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In addition, the adversary on Tuesday fired 4 shells from a mortar and 25 grenades from a grenade launcher toward the Defense Army combat positions that are located in the northern section.

But vanguard units of the Artsakh Defense Army took appropriate actions to silence this provocation by the Azerbaijan armed forces, and they continued to confidently carry out their combat task.