December 17, 2016 - 10:59 AMT
Karabakh frontline situation relatively calm overnight

The situation along the contact line between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh was relatively calm overnight on December 16-17, with around 30 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army registered in the reporting period.

Azeri troops, in particular, fired some 350 shots from various caliber firearms and machine guns.

Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact.

Around 30 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered along the contact line the previous night.