Azerbaijan Fires Over 2000 Shots Overnight

December 1, 2016
Artsakh soldiers at the border. (Source: Public Radio of Armenia)

Artsakh soldiers at the border. (Source: Public Radio of Armenia)

STEPANAKERT (Armenpress)””Azerbaijani forces made over 75 ceasefire violations in the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh)-Azerbaijan border region, also known as the line of contact, said a press statement by the Artsakh Defense Ministry.

“Overnight November 30 ”“ December 1 Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire regime in the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact around 75 times, firing approximately 2000 shots from various caliber small arms at Nagorno-Karabakh position.

In the southern and south-eastern directions of the line of contact, Azerbaijani forces also fired automatic grenade launchers (12 projectiles), and in the eastern direction (Martuni) 82mm mortars (6 shells).

The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army took necessary actions to suppress the Azerbaijani aggression and confidently continued their service,”

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