17:22, 12 April 2014

MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan broke ceasefire 300 times within week

A military unit in Nagorno-Karabakh. Martuninsky district. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that within the last 7 days Azerbaijani servicemen violated the ceasefire for 300 times.

According to the MoD, cases of ceasefire violation were recorded from April 6 to date.

During this period, Azerbaijani servicemen made more than 2500 shots from various-calibre firearms, says the website of the MoD Nagorno-Karabakh.

In its turn, the Azerbaijani party has accused Armenia militaries of breaking the ceasefire on the border of five districts of the republic.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 7 a mine explosion killed three Azerbaijani soldiers and wounded six others. Under the version of the MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani soldiers "committed a subversive penetration", and during their retreat they stepped onto a mine. The Azerbaijani MoD claims that the anti-tank mine got triggered during the earthworks performed by the soldiers.