A line formation in the army of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

05 May 2019, 11:36

NKR claims about 250 shelling attacks on its positions within a week

From April 28 to May 4, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than 3000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.

On April 21-27, the NKR's MoD counted 300 cases of violation of the ceasefire regime by Azerbaijan. The MoD called for an end to the "artificial aggravation" of the situation in the conflict zone.

At the same time, according to the calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", during the same period, Azerbaijan reported about 159 shelling attacks on its positions committed from Armenia and from the territories under the NKR's control.

Earlier, on April 30, the Armenian MoD stated that during the shelling of its positions in the Tavush Region, a soldier was wounded in his head.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 4, 2019 at 05:03 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent

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