Armenian troops breach ceasefire with Azerbaijan
The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 114 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on January 22.
Armenian armed forces, located in Armenia's Berkaber village of Ijevan region, Mosesgekh village of Berd region and nameless hills of Krasnoselsk region subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces located in Gizilhajili village of Gazakh region, Agdam village of Tovuz region and nameless hills of Gadabay region.
The ceasefire was violated in Talish, Gulustan villages in Goranboy region, Chilaburt, Yarimja villages in Tartar region, Shikhlar, Javahirli, Sarijali, Kangarli, Yusifjanli, Marzali, Garagashli, Novruzlu, Shuraabad villages in Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand region, Horadiz, Gorgan, Garakhanbayli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages in Fuzuli region, Mehdili village of Jabrayil region, as well as nameless hills in Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
The enemy was silenced by retaliatory fire.
Armenia captured Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions from Azerbaijan in a war that followed the Soviet breakup in 1991. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and nearly 1 million were displaced as a result of the war.
Large-scale hostilities ended with a Russia-brokered ceasefire in 1994 but Armenia continued the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Armenia is unwilling to peacefully resolve the long-standing conflict and is interested in and determined to maintain the current status quo that means keeping part of Azerbaijan’s internationally-recognized territory under occupation.
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