“For the first time these systems were applied in Afghani war in 1980s, were actively used during the second Chechen war to take positions and regions, currently they are actively used in Syria with high efficiency. In other words, they are called “vacuum bombs,” however basically, it’s not a bomb, but a rocket, which flies not so far and rather slow, and as a result of shelling a mushroom-like cloud of atomic explosion is formed. This was applied in Latakia in September, recently Palkira was liberated due to this it’s possible to apply by separate rockets and simultaneously with a few of them, in 2000s in Chechnya 700 Chechen fighters were killed with this system. If there are civilians in nearby territory, then pursuant Article 3 of Geneva convention, it’s a rude violation and is subject to liability,” Felgenhauer added.
His ailing father, Heydar, an ex-KGB officer, had served in the same role for the previous 10 years. Election monitors reported that police had beaten and detained political opponents, in line with the country’s reputation for repression.
It turns out, the adversary is incompetent not only on battlefield, but in propaganda front as well. “Specialists” of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan probably heard about propaganda war, however, not taking into account that at least minimum knowledge is necessary to carry out special psychological operations.
“It is unacceptable to reject international commitment to resolve the conflict politically, through the exclusively peaceful means, particularly, when the victims of this military adventurism are also innocent civilians, including children. We consider it necessary to take practical steps to immediately cease the military actions, to withdraw military troops to the positions they had before the 1st of April 2016. We strongly support to return to the negotiation process mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs”
“I guess Erdogan doesn’t read history. Nagorno Karabagh’s rightful historical owners are Armenians. Stalin gave it to Azerbaijan. And Serj Tankian says Eastern Turkey will one day return to its rightful owners as well. This guy’s such a douche that anyone standing next to him or supporting him looks like a douche.”
The Azerbaijani side fired various caliber weapons towards Armenian positions and civilian settlements, including 60mm and 82mm mortars; 168.am was informed by the Information and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia.
Prominent US-Armenian TV star Kim Kardashian, who has 66 million followers in “Instagram” social network, made a supporting note to Armenian nation stating that she prays for Armenia.
Day by day increasing the caliber of weapons the adversary on April 4 and throughout the morning of April 5 applied “Smerch” multiple rocket system towards the southern part of the frontline.
“They did speak today via phone … to discuss efforts to secure an immediate end to the violence that has erupted along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of conflict and encourage both Armenia and Azerbaijan to … resume settlement talks under the auspices of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe),” Toner said.
“The Azerbaijani aggression we have seen over the last few days is deeply disappointing. There are a number of new reports indicating that more than 100 Armenians have been killed as a result. Chairman Ed Royce and I urged that Azerbaijan use the opportunity provided by the recent Nuclear Security Summit to advance the peace process.”
