Azerbaijan violates ceasefire, employs sniper rifles on Karabakh frontlineJuly 25, 2016 - 10:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 28 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on the night of July 24-25. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 300 shots towards the Armenian positions, also employing sniper rifles in some directions. Karabakh Defense Army troops mainly refrained from retaliating and took preventive measures only in case of extreme necessity. On the night of July 22-23, at around 12:10 am, a Karabakh conscript soldier, Mher Ziloyan (b. 1991) received a gunshot wound in the Azerbaijani fire on the frontline. The serviceman was immediately hospitalized, his condition is assessed as satisfactory. An investigation into the details of the incident is underway. 18 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh in the reporting period. Azeri troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 200 shots towards the Armenian positions, also employing sniper rifles. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |