Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry (MoD) has significantly intensified its disinformation campaign over the past four days, issuing 12 separate false ceasefire violation claims between March 16 and March 20, and a total of 13 fabricated claims this month.
These false allegations, aimed at creating a pretext for further escalation, all accuse Armenia of violating the ceasefire—claims that Armenia’s Defense Ministry has categorically denied.
False Ceasefire Violation Claims (March 16 – March 20)
Below is a day-by-day breakdown of Azerbaijan’s fabricated accusations:
March 20 (Today – 4th Consecutive Day of Disinformation)
- 12:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Eastern & Southeastern sectors
March 19
- 2:15 p.m. | Eastern border
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:10 p.m. | Eastern border
March 18 – March 19 (Overnight)
- 10:20 p.m. – 1:40 a.m. | Eastern & Southeastern sectors
March 18
- 8:55 a.m. | Eastern sector
- 4:40 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Eastern sector
March 17 – March 18 (Overnight)
- 10:15 p.m. – 12:20 a.m. | Eastern & Southeastern sectors
March 17
- 1:25 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. | Eastern & Southeastern sectors
- 5:25 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. | Eastern & Southeastern sectors
March 16
- 9:45 a.m. | Southeastern sector
- 6:35 p.m. | Southeastern sector
- 8:10 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. | Southeastern sector
Additional Fabricated Claim Earlier This Month
March 4
- 10:05 p.m. | Southeastern sector
Azerbaijan’s Disinformation as a Pretext for Aggression
Azerbaijan has repeatedly used fabricated claims to manufacture a false pretext for potential aggression, laying the groundwork for escalation despite Armenia’s commitment to peace.
Notably, Armenia fully accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals for the final two outstanding articles of the Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations on March 13—yet just days later, Azerbaijan launched this wave of false ceasefire allegations.
Armenia’s Call for Transparency, Azerbaijan’s Silence
To ensure transparency and prevent further escalations, Armenia has proposed the creation of a joint Armenian-Azerbaijani mechanism to investigate ceasefire violations. However, Azerbaijan has ignored this proposal, further raising doubts about its intentions.
Conclusion
With 12 fabricated ceasefire claims in just four days and 13 this month, Azerbaijan is deliberately escalating tensions while rejecting mechanisms for independent ceasefire verification.
Despite these provocations, Armenia remains committed to peace and has repeatedly sought transparency in ceasefire monitoring—an approach Azerbaijan refuses to engage in.
