Tensions remain high on the line of contact between the Artsakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, with mainly fierce fighting taking place. The representative of the Ministry of Defense Artsrun Hovhannisyan stated this at a press conference today.

“This morning, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued their offensive operations in different directions on the front. In addition to the hostilities on the front, various settlements in Artsakh were also shelled during the day. Including Martakert city with adjacent settlements and Berdzor city with adjacent settlements. Three shells fell in Berdzor region. “The neutralization of Azerbaijani bandits and subversive groups carrying out subversive incursions in the villages south of the centr Shekher, Jivanik and adjacent villages was especially hot during the day,” Hovhannisyan said.

“There are clear successes in this direction. The Shekher settlement, with its surrounding forests, is almost completely cleared, and neutralization work continues in some places. Today, almost all day in the southern direction, the units tried to attack in the direction of Vorotan, several attempts failed, they were thrown back with significant losses, some units were disbanded, losing their armored vehicles, and fled. Tensions remain, the main battles are taking place in the hearth, they are trying to carry out attacks around different roads, rivers, junctions, which are neutralized by our Armed Forces,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.