Press Release

7 May, 2016 09:26
On the night of May 6th and 7th, the adversary continued to fire intermittently at Armenian border patrol situated along the northeast portion of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, using assault rifles and sniper rifles of various calibers.

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia confidently supervise the situation, resorting to appropriate countermeasures only during targeted ceasefire violations by the adversary.

According to information received from the NKR Defence Army, the situation of the line of contact between NKR and Azerbaijani forces remains unchanged. The adversary has violated the ceasefire agreement using rifles of various calibers, and 82mm mortars.

Front line subdivisons of the Defence Army have exercised restraint and resorted to responsive measures only in the case of strict necessity.