Press Release
7 August, 2014 00:00The Azerbaijani side continued violating the ceasefire regime in different sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border on August 6-7 using different types of weapons, including large-caliber ones.
Within the range of August 5-6, the ceasefire regime on the official border of Armenia and Azerbaijan was violated 56 times and more than 7175 shots were fired from weapons of different calibers in the direction of the Armenian Forces. The Armenian side responded to the shootings 28 times with 5025 shots fired in all. From August 6-7 and today in the morning the Azerbaijani forces broke the ceasefire observation regime 39 times. More than 548 shots were fired from weapons of various calibers in the direction of the Armenian soldiers. The Armenian side retaliated to the shootings 8 times with 232 shots. The Armenian side suffered no losses.
RA Armed Forces keep the situation along the whole of the contact line under full control, maintain the ceasefire regime and take relevant measures only in case of targeted violations by the Azerbaijani side.