August 7, 2014 - 16:35 AMT
Armenian soldier wounded in contact line skirmish

Nagorno Karabakh defense army soldier was wounded in a skirmish that took place at the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces, which were reported to suffer human losses.

Viktor Abrahamov, 19, received a bullet wound. His health state is rated as grave.

The Azerbaijani armed forces continued violating the ceasefire overnight, firing from various caliber weapons at the Armenian positions along the border.

According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, 56 ceasefire violations were registered on August 5-6, with 7175 shots fired in the direction of Armenian positions. The Armenian side replied 28 times, firing 5025 shots.

From Aug 6 to Aug 7 morning, 39 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were fixed, with 546 shots fired. The Armenian side replied 8 times, firing 232 shots.