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By Nazrin Gadimova

The Armenian armed forces continue to violate the truce on the contact line of troops in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region despite the achieved agreement on ceasefire.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported that the enemy broke the ceasefire 110 times over the last 24 hours. Shots were fired on both Azerbaijan’s positions and villages. The enemy was using 60-millimeter mortars and large-caliber machine guns.

Azerbaijani positions located on nameless heights and in the villages of Kemerli, Mezem, Gaymagli and Gizilhajili of the Gazakh district were fired at by Armenians stationed in the Doveh, Voskepar and Barekamavan villages of Armenia's Noyemberyan district and in the Berkaber and Paravakar villages of Armenia's Ijevan district.

Armenian military stationed in the Aygepar village of Armenia's Berd district opened fire at the Azerbaijani army positions in the Alibayli village of the Tovuz district.

Azerbaijani army positions located on nameless heights of Gadabay and Julfa districts were fired at by the Armenian military stationed on nameless heights in Armenia's Krasnoselsk and Sisian districts.

Armenian army also opened fire from positions near the Gulustan village of the Goranboy district, the Goyarkh, Yarimja, Chilaburt villages of the Terter district, the Shikhlar, Javahirli, Sarijali, Kangarli, Novruzlu, Shuraabad, Merzili, Yusifjanli and Garagashli villages of the Aghdam district, the Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, the Garakhanbeyli, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fizuli district and the Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district.

Armenians also opened fire upon the Azerbaijani army positions from nameless heights in the Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavand, Fizuli and Jabrayil districts.

In view of the operational situation, the Azerbaijani military units inflicted 114 strikes on enemy positions.

The country’s defense ministry further dismissed the Armenian sides’ reports that allegedly Armenian armed forces have captured Azerbaijani army's vehicle full of military equipment.

“Only the Armenian Defense Ministry representatives could carry out an operation involving special forces to destroy a non-combat vehicle which poses no threat,” the ministry told Trend on April 8.

The ministry stressed that such type of vehicles do not pose any threat, as they are not equipped with armaments.

The situation on the frontline aggravated on April 2 after the Armenian military units in the occupied lands started shelling Azerbaijan’s positions.

To protect civilian population, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched counter attacks and as a result, the Azerbaijani troops retook hills around the village of Talish, as well as Seysulan settlement, and also took over Lele Tepe hill located in the direction of Fizuli region.

The hostilities renewed in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on April 4, as the Armenian side continued to shell the Azerbaijani positions although the Azerbaijani side announced unilateral ceasefire on April 3.

The Azerbaijani Army destroyed about 370 enemy soldiers since the start of the hostilities, according to the defense ministry.

Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to cease operations on the line of contact starting from 12.00, April 5, as a meeting between the Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijan Armed Forces Colonel General Najmaddin Sadikov and the Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces Colonel General Yuri Khachaturyan took place by the mediation of the Russian side.

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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova

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