Artsakh Military Reports Tension in Some Sections of Contact Line

• 08.03.2022, 11:21
•  World,  NKR

Artsakh’s Defense Ministry reported no changes in the operational and tactical situation on the line of contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijan overnight August 3, Panorama.am reports.

“The tension in some sections of the line of contact remains,” the ministry said.

“The Artsakh leadership, the Defense Army and the Russian peacekeeping troops continue efforts to defuse the tension and prevent further escalation,” reads the statement.

Azerbaijani forces began attacking the Artsakh army positions in the country’s north and northwest on Monday morning. The Artsakh troops thwarted all Azerbaijani attempts to cross the line of contact, the ministry said. An Artsakh soldier, identified as Albert Bakhshiyan, was injured in the Azerbaijani attack.