Kremlin says situation in Karabakh fragile

PanARMENIAN.Net - Kremlin finds the current situation in Nagorno Karabakh fragile, a spokesperson for the Russian President told reporters Monday, April 25.

“The situation is very fragile,” TASS quoted Dmitry Peskov as saying in response to a relevant question.

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.

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.

The Armenian side has suffered 78 combat and 15 non-combat losses.

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 were also neutralized.

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