Azerbaijan spreads disinformation about soldier "killed in Armenian fire"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani media reports from January 15 about the death of a local soldier in the Armenian fire is complete disinformation, a spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry said Monday, January 16.

"The Azerbaijani side should look into non-statutory interpersonal relations in investigating Fikret Nurshiravanoghlu Bashirov's death," Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.

Meanwhile, intensive ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh overnight on January 15-16.

Azeri troops, in particular, employed various caliber firearms, as well as 60- and 82-mm mortars to shell the Armenian positions east and northeast of the frontline.

To suppress the rival's attacks, Karabakh troops retaliated in some sections.

Also, the Karabakh Defense Army declared that Baku will bear the whole responsibility for a possible escalation on the contact line, pledging to take more drastic measures in case Azerbaijan's behaviour doesn't change.