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The Armenian armed units shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan a total of 145 times throughout the day 60 and 82-millimeter mortars, large-caliber machine guns, and rocket-propelled grenades (for a total of 68 shells) , Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on February 28.

The Armenian armed forces, stationed in Armenia`s Paravakar village and nameless hills in Ijevan districts, Chinari and Aygedzor villages in Berd, subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces located in Munjuglu and Aghbulag villages in Tovuz district and nameless hills in Gazakh district.

The ceasefire was also violated in Chilaburt and Goyarkh villages in Tartar district , Shikhlar and Garagashli villages in Aghdam district, Horadiz, Ashagi Veyselli and Garakhanbayli villages in Fuzuli district, as well as nameless hills in Tartar, Goronboy, Aghdam and Fuzuli districts.

Given the operational situation, the Azerbaijani army took adequate retaliatory actions.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia still controls fifth part of Azerbaijan's territory and rejects implementing four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.

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