06/03/2015 13:32
NKR Defense Ministry: 3 enemy soldiers and 4 special forces servicemen killed
The Azerbaijani side continues to violate the ceasefire regime on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, using weapons of various calibers and simultaneously attempting to carry out subversive intelligence operations involving special forces units, according to the press service of the NKR Ministry of Defense.
On the night of March 6, in different parts of the front line Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire regime more than 80 times, firing over 4500 shots towards the Armenian positions from 60 and 80 mm mortars, Istiglal, HAN-17, DShK, RPK and other weapons. The enemy also used ZIK-23-2 in the northern direction (Shahumyan).
In the same period, the NKR armed forces took preemptive actions in the northeastern section of the Line of Contact of the armed forces. 4 Azerbaijani special forces servicemen were killed during the fighting.
The Armenian side reports no casualties during the fighting.