STEPANAKERT, MARCH 6, ARMENPRESS. The rival continues violating the ceasefire regime on the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing armies using small arms of various calibers. At the same time, the rival tries to carry out sabotage and reconnaissance acts with involvement of special task forces.

The Press Service of the Defense Army of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic informed “Armenrpess” that in the night of March 5-6 the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime in different parts of the frontline over 80 times in the direction of the Armenian troops using 60 and 80 mm mortars, Istiglal, AGS-17, DShK, RPK and others.

Also, rival used ZSU-23-2 in the Northern (Shahumyan) direction. The front units of the Defense Army took relevant steps to render the aforesaid weapon emplacement harmless, due to which at least 3 soldiers of the rival and ZSU-23-2 have been crippled.

During the same period, the units of the Martakert direction of the Armed Forces of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic carried out preventive actions in the North-Eastern part of the line of contact of the opposing armies. According to the confirmed data, 4 servicemen of the Azerbaijani special task forces, who entered the area of the operation, were eliminated during the combats.

The Armenian side had no casualties during the abovementioned operations.

The front units of the Defense Army continue confidently carrying out their military objective along the entire line of contact and imposing their will on the rival.