The operative situation was still unchanged on the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan on the night of April 14-15, Karabakh Defense Army says.
60 ceasefire violations were registered in the reporting period, with Azerbaijani army shooting from various caliber firearms, sniper rifles and mortars at the Armenian positions along the entire line of contact.
The situation was especially tense in the northern (Gyulistan), northeastern (Talish-Martakert), eastern (Martuni) and southern (Hadrut) directions of the frontline, where the Azerbaijani side used 60- and 82-mm mortars, as well as AGS-17 grenade launchers.
A Karabakh Defense Army soldier, Manvel Grigoryan received a fatal gunshot wound on the contact line on April 14, at around 23:20,
Karabakh Defense Army declared that its units perform their combat tasks in line with the developments and continue controlling the situation on the contact line.
The Azerbaijani side bears full responsibility for the consequences of the frontline incidents, Karabakh Army said.
The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral cessation of fire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.
Prior to that, 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.
The Armenian side has suffered 77 combat and 15 non-combat losses, 122 more were wounded. One soldier is still missing.
The Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multipl e rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 14 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drone, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. Opposition media outlets, however, reported on the death of 95 Azerbaijani soldiers, stating that 39 more have been wounded. According to Karabakh authorities, 300 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in clashes.
14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.
