Armenian units destroy five Azerbaijani tanks early Apr 4

PanARMENIAN.Net - On Monday, April 4, the Armenian military units destroyed fiveAzerbaijani tanks, Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post.

Hovhannisyan said earlier that the Armenian side had made major advances in some areas, having liberated new positions and defense lines.

On the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.

As many as 18 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 35-40 were wounded in the course of military operations. A civilian, 11-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan was also killed, with 6 other civilians, including two kids, wounded.

As of April 4, the Azerbaijani side has lost 20 tanks and over 5 armored vehicles, including an IFV, as well as 2 military helicopters and 3 unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Azerbaijani side admitted to having lost 15 servicemen, 1 tank and 1 helicopter, whereas dozens of Azeri corpses are seen in photos and videos, published by the Armenian side.

One Karabakh tank has been destroyed so far.