The Azerbaijani army has lost 18 tanks, 2 helicopters, 6 infantry fighting vehicles and other military equipment. According to the NKR estimates, the Azerbaijani military has 300 casualties. told during the press meeting in the NKR.
“On statement issued by Azerbaijani MOD, that they’ll hit Stepanakert. In this regard, David Tonoyan, RA MOD First Deputy, warned A.Kasprshik. And to Hasanov we say—just try to…” Artsrun Hovhannisyan, RA MOD Press Speaker, wrote on his Facebook page.
As a result of Azerbaijani unleashed large-scale military actions and attacks as of April 4, 11a.m., Artsakh side sustained 20 casualties. 26 soldiers are missing in action. This was stated at the press conference held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
“Regrettably, multiple warnings of the Armenian side that sooner or later Azerbaijan would become hostage to its own Armenophobic rhetoric and would plunge into a new military adventurism and therefore the aggressor must be contained by all possible means, fell short of desirable results. When Azerbaijan was bragging about the acquisition of arms and weaponry in profound quantities, the international community remained silent or almost silent.”
During the combat actions initiated by Azerbaijani military forces and armed groups launched such activities in regards to the civilians of Nagorno Karabakh and the soldiers that have a lot in common with the activities of international terrorist groups. Those activities are military crimes according to international humanitarian law.
“I consider, Russia will really try to implement unilateral mediation, trying to reach its desire of deploying “peacekeepers.” Shoygu’s visit to Baku and Medvedev’s upcoming visit to Yerevan may be used for that very purpose, and I also think that a bit later, S.Sargsyan and I.Aliyev will be invited to Russia. “
At the moment requiem of Sasun Fahrad Mkrtchyan (born in 1989), machine-gunner, serviceman, killed as a result of the attacks of the adversary, is being held at Kond’s St.Hovhannes Church. Health condition of one of the relatives of the killed soldier was recorded bad during the requiem, and immediate help was provided by the ambulance. Relatives, friends of Sasun Mkrtchyan, lots of officials, MPs, as well as ordinary citizens came to bid farewell to the fallen soldier.
“Replying to the classic question, to whom this may be profitable, I tend to suppose—only to Putin, so that he declares himself the biggest peacemaker for the third time. Putin needs to appear on the TV all the time, as a global policy “problem-solver,” so that he either waged a war or suspended it, or pacified. What is crucial, that he was always at a big policy table, his feet on that very table,” Russian analyst concludes.
Small coffin of 12 year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan was covered with white and red fresh spring flowers. He was on his way to school together with his two brothers on April 1, when Azerbaijani armed forces bombed the area. The little boy died on his way to school, to education, to growing and returning to his mother’s arms. Civilnet introduces the silent material by Hakop Manukyan and Tatul Hakobyan from Artsakh Herher village.
“The Minsk Group is a mediating forum to help Azerbaijan and Armenia to negotiate with each other,” former diplomat said. According to Richard D.Kauzlarich further developments of NKR conflict zone are in the hands of Armenians and Azerbaijanis alone.