Azerbaijan, Armenia accuse each other of violating ceasefire regime
Azerbaijan, Armenia accuse each other of violating ceasefire regime (Getty Images)
The Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Armenia have reported violations of the ceasefire regime in the border regions.
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported that on April 1 between 10:00 pm and 10:10 pm, units of the Armed Forces of Armenia intermittently shelled the positions of their troops toward the Heydarabad settlement of the Sadarak region and Bichanak settlement of the Shahbuz region of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia refuted this information.
"No violations were recorded in the directions mentioned in the statement by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan," the statement says.
Armenia also accused Azerbaijan of shelling.
"At the same time, we inform that Azerbaijani armed forces units opened fire on Armenian combat positions on April 1 at 10:00 pm in Kut (Gegharkunik marz) and on April 2 at 12:40 am in Tegh (Syunik Province)," the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement.
Conflict around Karabakh
In September 2023, Azerbaijan conducted "anti-terrorist measures" in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, as a result of which the unrecognized republic surrendered.
Armenia refused to redeploy its army to the region. The head of the Armenian government recognized the area of Azerbaijan as 86.6 thousand square kilometers, which includes Nagorno-Karabakh. However, a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has not yet been reached.
Moscow was involved in the conflict. Russian so-called peacekeepers were present in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Recently, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of amassing forces and troops near the border. Yerevan denied Baku's allegations.
For more details on the conflict's outcomes, the mass departure of Armenians, and whether the Karabakh issue has been definitively resolved, read the report on RBC-Ukraine.
