Karabakh: Two Armenian soldiers killed in overnight shooting
The Ministry of Defense of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic reports that on the night of April 8 Azerbaijani continued to violate the truce along the entire length of the Contact Line with Karabakh, firing more than 2000 rounds at Armenian positions. The Ministry reports that Private Hrach Muradyan (born 1983) was killed by an Azerbaijani bullet in the southern direction of the frontline (in the Talish area of Martakert), where more intensive violations were recorded at night. Another Armenian soldier, Gevorg Mghdesyan (b. in 1996) was killed under yet unknown circumstances in the northeaster section of the Line of Contact. Investigation is underway into both incidents, the Ministry said. On April 5, Azerbaijani and Armenian forces signed an agreement on ceasefire to halt four days of clashes which claimed scores of lives in the worst outbreak of violence in decades over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ceasefire was largely observed in the past three days with both sides reporting about sporadic shooting which they said was not as intensive as between April 2 and 5. As many as 36 Armenian servicemen were killed and 122 wounded in the course of skirmishes. twenty-one Armenian soldiers are reported missing.
