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The Armenian armed units shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan a total of 265 times throughout the day, using 60, 82 and 120 -millimeter mortars (a total of 196 shells) and large-caliber machine guns, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on March 3.

The Armenian armed forces, stationed in Armenia`s Vazashen, Paravakar and Aygeovit villages in Ijevan districts, Aygepar and Aygedzor villages in Berd, Dovekh and Berdavan villages in Noyemberyan district and nameless hills in Krasnoselsk district subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces located in Alibayli, Munjuglu, Aghdam, Khonabi and Aghbulag villages in Tovuz district, Bala Jafarli and Kamarli villages and nameless hills in Gazakh district and nameless hills in Gadabay district.

The ceasefire was also violated in Goyarkh village in Tartar district , Sarijali, Yusifjanli, Bash Garvand, Shikhlar, Shirvanli, Javahirli and Merzili villages in Aghdam district, Ashagi Seyidahmadli, Gorgan and Garakhanbayli villages in Fuzuli district, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand district as well as nameless hills in Tartar, Goronboy, Aghdam, Goygol, Khojavand 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.