Along with defensive tasks, the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army also strikes preventive blows against the enemy if needed and such steps are most often taken outside our borders, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told journalists. He advised the journalists not to disseminate detailed data, because the information is confidential.
On December 8, Azerbaijan mounted one more sabotage attack, which failed losing 5-7 soldiers. The Armenian side lost one serviceman. "These losses will remain on the enemy's conscience. Only the enemy bears the responsibility for escalation on the Line of Contact. We will keep resolutely suppressing all provocations and attempts aimed at destabilizing the situation", Ohanyan said. He stressed that the Armenian side does not respond to the indiscriminate firing of the enemy.
Ohanyan said that the Armenian side would like the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, who make statements condemning the incidents on the Line of Contact, to name the specific side breaching the ceasefire.