The Azerbaijani side withdrew units of its armed forces from the area of the settlement of Parukh in Nagorno-Karabakh after negotiations, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
“Based on the results of the negotiations, the Azerbaijani side carried out the withdrawal of its units from the area of the settlement of Parukh,” the ministry said in a statement published on the website.
The Russian Federation recorded two ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, two people from each side were injured, according to the information bulletin of the Russian Defense Ministry on the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. “Two violations of the ceasefire regime were recorded by the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Askeran region. As a result of the skirmish, two people from each side were wounded,” the bulletin says.
As specified in the military department, the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, in cooperation with representatives of the parties to the conflict, has stabilized the situation.
It should be reminded that on 24 March, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, grossly violating the requirements of the trilateral statement of 10 November, 2020, invaded the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Artsakh Republic, took control of the village of Parukh in the Askeran region and adjacent positions, and then tried to then tried to advance on the eastern border of the Artsakh Republic..
The negotiations between the Russian peacekeeping troops and the relevant bodies of Artsakh for hours did not yield significant results, the enemy did not return to the starting positions.
On the night of 25 March, Azeri units opened fire on the units of the Defense Army, using both different caliber firearms as we; as a strike UAV. As a result of the skirmish, at least 5 servicemen of the enemy were killed. There are 14 wounded from the Armenian side.
Since the afternoon of 25 March, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, continuing the gross violations of the ceasefire, in addition to firearms, have been using strike drones, including the “Bayraktar TB-2” type. As a result of the UAV strikes the Armenian side has wounded and suffered 3 casualties: contract soldiers of the Defense Army Davit Robert Mirzoyan (born in 1978), Ishkhan Serzhik Ohanyan (born in 1994) and Ararat Vagifi Tevosyan (born in 1990).
