The situation on the contact line between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan was relatively calm on March 8 and the night through March 9, Karabakh defense army says.

Around 40 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered in the reporting period.

Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire more than 450 shots.

The Karabakh Defense Army troops mainly refrained from retaliating to continue protecting their positions.