Press Release
13 May, 2016 10:03On the night of May 12th and 13th, 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 the situational report 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, 60mm, 82mm and 120mm mortars, and grenade launchers.
The DA frontline subdivisions have mainly exercised restraint and retaliated only in cases of strict necessity.