Azerbaijan deploys drones at contact line for reconnaissance

PanARMENIAN.Net - The ceasefire agreement between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan was mainly observed on the night of April 11-12.

Various caliber firearms and mortars were used in some sections of the contact line. In particular, the rival used 60- and 82-mm mortars, as well as an AGS-17 grenade launcher to open fire on the Armenian positions in the northeastern (Martakert) and southeastern (Hadrut) directions of the frontline.

Throughout the night, Azerbaijan also used unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance purposes in the south, east and north of the frontline.

Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army’s frontline units carefully watched the rival’s activities, retaliating when necessary.

The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral cessation of fire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.

Prior to that, 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 64 Armenian solders were killed, 122 more were wounded.

As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multipl e rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 14 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drone, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. Opposition media outlets, however, reported on the death of 95 Azerbaijani soldiers, stating that 39 more have been wounded. According to Karabakh authorities, 300 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in clashes.

14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.