Azerbaijani MoD Registers 113 Karabakh Ceasefire Violations in 24 Hours

The Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh 113 times over the last 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's press service said Tuesday.

BAKU (Sputnik) — On April 2, tensions escalated in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azerbaijani breakaway region with a predominantly Armenian population. Baku and Yerevan accused each other of provoking the hostilities, however, the sides succeeded in reaching a ceasefire agreement on April 5, which has been followed by near-daily reports of truce violations.

"Despite the previously reached deal on ceasefire on the line of contact in Karabakh, the Armenian side violated the regime along the line, using howitzer D-30 and mortars, 113 times over the last 24 hours," the press service said.

The Azerbaijani forces responded with 114 fire strikes, according to the ministry.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh since 1988, when the autonomous region left the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and proclaimed independence after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The secession triggered a war that lasted until a Russia-brokered ceasefire was signed in 1994.

Map of Nagorno-Karabakh

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