Azerbaijan never dreamed about the weapons we possess: Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Weapons from the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army’s relevant reserves haven’t been used; Azerbaijan never dreamed about the weapons we possess but haven’t still employed, Armenia’s Defense Minister said Thursday, April 14, according to Panorama.am.

“No strategic position in Karabakh has been surrendered to Azerbaijan,” Seyran Ohanyan said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia.

“We are talking about a 400-500 meters’ advancement from both our and their sides, and those are positions of no significance, used solely for maneuvering.”

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.

The Armenian side has suffered 77 combat and 15 non-combat losses, 122 more werewounded. One soldier is still missing.

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.