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  • 400 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported May 4-10

    400 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported May 4-10

    May 10, 2014 - 17:34 AMT


    PanARMENIAN.Net - 400 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces were
    reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and
    Azerbaijan from May 4-10.

    Azerbaijan fired over 3000 shots from various caliber weapons towards
    Karabakh positions with shootings intensified ahead of the May 9
    Victory Day. The NKR defense army continued with their military duty
    in line with ceasefire principles, taking necessary measures to
    protect the frontline.

    In recent months, Azerbaijan have been continuously violating the
    ceasefire, shelling Armenian and Artsakh frontline, as well as border
    villages of Armenia.

    On the morning of April 19, Azeri troops shelled settlements in
    Armenia's Tavush province. Some of the villagers working in the
    vineyards managed to escape, yet others stayed put. The head of the
    village of Aygepar Andranik Aydinyan expressed concern over the fates
    of the latters, with mobile connection cut and no information
    available, Panorama.am reported.

    The village of Choratan was also fired on; the shelling started at 9
    am and lasted for almost half an hour. As the head of the village
    Varuzhan Baghramyan said, `Azeri troops targeted peaceful villagers
    working in the gardens. Fortunately, no one was injured. Azeri
    shelling became a pretty common occurrence here.'

    Border villages of Aygepar, Movses, Nerkin Karmiraghbryur in Armenia's
    Tavush province were intensively shelled in a lengthy Azeri attack on
    the night of April 15, Yerkir.am said.

    Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed the
    information toPanARMENIAN.Net `The shelling ceased after Armenian
    units adequately responded to the attack. Fortunately, no losses or
    injuries on Armenian side were reported,' he said.

    The village of Aygepar was left without gas supplies, with the pipe
    bringing gas to the village damaged in the attack.

    On March 24, Garnik Torosyan, 22, was shot dead while on duty at the
    contact line between Karabakh and Azeri armed forces.

    Nagorno Karabakh army soldier Arman Ghukasyan, 20, died from gunshot
    wounds while on duty on March 19; another serviceman, Varazdat
    Zakaryan was injured.

    In late January, a Nagorno Karabakh army soldier, Karen Galstyan, aged
    20, sustained a deadly injury in a sniper attack at the northern
    direction of the line of contact with the Azerbaijani armed forces.

    Simultaneous attempts of penetration by the Azerbaijani subversive
    groups were recorded on January 19-20 in the north-eastern (Jraberd)
    and south-eastern (Korgan) directions of the line of contact. The
    front units of the armed forces of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
    noticed the actions of the Azerbaijani subversive groups and started
    an organized defense in both directions. The rival was thrown back
    suffering palpable human and material losses. Junior Sergeant Armen
    Hovhannisyan died from the wounds he received during the exchange of
    fire.

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