Armenian army shelled Azerbaijani residential areas

Armenian military used 60, 82 and 120-millimeter mortars, as well as 122-millimeter D-30 howitzers. Azerbaijani armed forces inflicted strikes only on Armenia's military facilities.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers. The armed clashes resulted in casualties and injuries among the Azerbaijani population. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.