Hayk Minasyan, an Artsakh Defense Army soldier, was killed sometime last night by intensive Azerbaijani shelling, this according to the Artsakh Ministry of Defense.

The ministry reports that Azerbaijan intensified its shelling along the entire Line of Contact yesterday and last night, using practically all types of artillery weaponry at its disposal.

The ministry states that Martakert, Nerkin Horatagh, and other residential areas were targeted.

Units of the Artsakh Defense Army are said to have returned fire, thus suppressing the Azerbaijani shelling.

The ministry reports that the current situation along the Line of Contact is relatively quiet.