YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. The Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh told “Armenpress” the Azerbaijani forces made more than 45 ceasefire violations across the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact.

The Ministry issued a statement which says: “Overnight January 17-18 the Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire regime more than 45 times by firing over 490 shots from caliber weapons, large caliber sniper rifles at the Armenian positions in the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact. The Azerbaijani forces also fired under-barrel grenade launcher (1 grenade) at the northern direction of the line of contact.

The Defense Army forces are in full control of the situation in the frontline and continue conducting the reliable protection of the military positions”.