Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire along the Line of Contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijan around 170 times for the period of August 12-18), firing more than 1,50 Saturday0 shots towards the Armenian defense positions from firearms of different calibers, the press service of the Artsakh Defense Ministry.

As the release details, apart from the mentioned ceasefire violations, on August 17, a 15-member group of Azerbaijani forces attempted an offensive toward the defense position of one of the military bases located at the norther section of the Line of Contact. Armenian border guards detected the offensive actions of the adversary on time and thwarted them to their starting positions. The defense Army suffered no losses as a result of the shooting.

Defense Army vanguard units continue inflicting their will at the frontline and continue confidently implementing their combat guard, the release concluded.