The Press Service of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army informed about Azerbaijani ceasefire violations in the direction of Martakert and Talish overnight April 24.
Azerbaijan fires at civilian settlements in Nagorno Karabakh
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 24, ARTSAKHPRESS: The NKR Defense Army statement reads:” Azerbaijan fired artillery strikes from noon of April 23 till the night of April 24 in the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact. In the abovementioned period Azerbaijani forces opened intensive fire at Armenian positions in Martakert and Talish by using different caliber weapons and 60mm (16 shells), 82mm (99shells), 122mm D-30 Howitzer (19 shells) and TR-107 rocket launcher (25 rockets).
It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan targeted not only military positions, but also the Mataghis civilian settlement. One Azerbaijani shell hit the village area. Fortunately there are no casualties.
The Defense Army Forces conducted suppressive actions against Azerbaijan. The NKR Defense Ministry informs that the abovementioned Azerbaijani aggression is once again an obvious display that Azerbaijan openly continues violating the April 5 ceasefire agreement and purposefully escalates the situation.