03/03/2015 11:00
Azerbaijan again violates ceasefire. Soldier of NKR Defense Army killed
A serviceman of Defense Army of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was killed as the result of a ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani troops on the night of March 3. According to the press service of Defense Ministry of NKR, on March 2 and the night of March 3 the Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire about 200 times, with over 3,000 shots fired from guns of various calibers, including 60mm mortars and RPG-7 grenade launchers.
As a result of these violations, serviceman Arsen Karapetyan, 20, died of a gunshot wound on a frontline position in the eastern direction of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh. The frontline units of NKR Defense Army took appropriate measures to suppress the enemy’s activity.