Azerbaijani troops opened fire in the direction of Armenian positions and settlements in Tavush and Gegharkunik provinces on the night of April 7-8, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman said in a Facebook post.
“In particular, the villages of Karmir, Ttujur and Baghanis were shelled from a 120-mm mortar and a SPG-9 recoilless gun. Fortunately, no one was hurt,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.
On the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.
As many as 37 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 122 were wounded in the course of military operations. 21 Karabakh soldiers have gone missing so far.
As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drones, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs.
14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.
