The Armenian Defense Ministry this morning announced the resumption of shelling by the Azerbaijani side of the territory of Armenia, explaining that “Azerbaijan started in the morning, using artillery and mortar shells in the direction of Jermuk and Ferin Shurza,” the Russian TASS news agency reported.

Earlier, Denis Gonchar, director of the fourth department of the Commonwealth of Independent States at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Moscow is in contact with Baku and Yerevan and is taking measures aimed at stabilizing the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border as soon as possible. as much as possible.

Clashes broke out on Tuesday night on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and resulted in casualties among the armies of the two countries, with both sides accusing each other of unleashing the escalation.

The two sides agreed to a ceasefire following a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

It is noteworthy that Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh under the auspices of Russia, which entered into force on November 10, 2020.