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Armenian armed forces violate ceasefire 69 times in August

06 September 2011 12:31 (UTC +04:00)

According to the results of APAâ€™s monitoring based on the official reports of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, an officer and a soldier of the Azerbaijani Army were wounded during the ceasefire violation. No deaths have been reported.

Most of the ceasefire violation facts were recorded in Fuzuli region of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani Army positions in this region were under the fire 22 times. 30-45-minute position battles were recorded there.

Ceasefire was violated 16 times in Aghdam, 8 times in Goranboy, 4 times in Terter, 3 times in Khojavend, one in Jabrayil, one in Goygol.

On Armenia-Azerbaijan state border the ceasefire was violated 10 times in Gedebey, 2 times in Gazakh, and 2 times in Dashkesen.

According to the results of APAâ€™s monitoring, Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire 482 times in January-August this year (24 times in January, 56 times in February, 80 times in March, 36 times in April, 80 times in May, 69 times in June, 68 times in July, 69 times in August). 10 servicemen of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, 4 civilians (three, including two children hit a mine) were killed, 14 (3 civilians, on struck mine) were wounded as Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire in 2011.