Artsakh has been under siege for 197 days.

The Ministry of Defense of Artsakh reported that between 12:40 on 25 June and 01:00 on 26 June, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in the direction of Martun, Askeran, Shushi and Martakert regions by using small arms. On 25 June, at around 17:30, Azerbaijani units opened fire from small firearms at a tractor doing agricultural work in the fields of Avdur community.

The Armenian side has no losses. The ceasefire violation was reported to the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops.

In addition, on 26 June, 17 patients from the “Republican Medical Center” CJSC of the Ministry of Health of the Artsakh Republic, together with 11 accompanying persons, were transferred to specialized medical centers of the Republic of Armenia with the mediation and accompaniment of the International Committee of the “Red Cross”.

“In the course of the day, it is planned to return 17 medical patients, who were sent to Armenia for treatment within the framework of the state order, along with 8 accompanying persons, to Artsakh by ICRC vehicles.

31 children receive inpatient treatment in “Arevik” Medical Assosiation, 5 are in the neonatal and resuscitation department.

83 patients are receiving inpatient treatment at the “Republican Medical Center” CJSC, 6 patients are in the intensive care unit, 3 of them are in critical condition,” the statement said.

Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress on Twitter.

“We highly appreciate the decisive statements aimed at ensuring the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, curbing the use of force in the region and strengthening stability, which were made during the hearings of the Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights of the US Congress on the topic of the protection of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is effective on the eve of negotiations,” the spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry wrote.