Armenian troops destroy Azerbaijani tank, firing positionsJuly 16, 2020 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian troops destroyed an Azerbaijani tank and firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries that were used to sheel Armenian civilian settlements, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said Thursday, July 16. The spokeswoman has also published footage from the scene. Stepanyan said earlier that the Armenian military prevented an infiltration attempt by Azerbaijani troops overnight. The rival's forces were thwarted back to their positions, with casualties on their side, Stepanyan said. According to Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, the Azerbaijani side has suffered casualties. Around two hours later, the Azerbaijani units started shelling the Armenian villages of Aygepar and Movses, using mortars and a D-30 howitzer. On July 12, Azerbaijan launched two failed infiltration attempts on the border with Armenia whose troops immediately identified the saboteurs and thwarted them back to their positions. Since the next morning, the Azerbaijani military has been firing on the Armenian positions, also using large caliber grenade launchers and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements. Four servicemen of the Armenian army have been killed, 20 others have been wounded, while Azerbaijan has reported 11 deaths. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |