A Nagorno Karabakh army soldier Vardan Vardanyan, aged 21, was lethally wounded in Azerbaijani ceasefire violation on December 11, at around 8:50 am.

An investigation into the details of the incident is underway.

According to the Karabakh Defense Ministry, 130 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani armed forces were registered in the reporting period, with over 1100 shots fired from various caliber artillery weapons, 60-, 82-, 120-mm mortars, as well as ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon.

Azerbaijan used a tank for the first time to shell Karabakh positions amid ongoing border tensions.

On December 8, at around 9:10 pm, Karabakh soldier Gagik Avanesyan (aged 24) was lethally wounded by the rival's large-caliber sniper rifle.

Karabakh Defense Ministry vowed retaliation, pledging severe and irreversible consequences.