BAKU (Sputnik) – Armenia violated the ceasefire deal on the frontline in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region 110 times in the past 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's press service said Saturday in a statement.
"Despite the previously reached agreement on the ceasefire regime along the contact line in Karabakh, the Armenian side violated the regime along the line 110 times in 24 hours," the press service said.
The Azerbaijani forces fired back for a total of 120 times on the Armenian positions, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)’s Defense Ministry accused Azerbaijan of 65 violations of the truce in the last day.
Violence in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region with a predominantly Armenian population escalated early this month. Baku and Yerevan have accused each other of provoking hostilities. A ceasefire was achieved on April 5, following days of clashes that led to numerous casualties on both sides.
