12 Armenian soldiers captured by AzerbaijanNovember 16, 2021 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 12 Armenian servicemen – seven contract soldiers and five conscripts – have been captured by Azerbaijan as a result of a major attack in the country's south, the Defense Ministry reports. According to the Armenian side, the situation remains extremely tense as of 5:00pm Tuesday, November 16. The Defense Ministry said the Armenian army has retaliated, causing "major losses" to the enemy and destroying about a dozen armored vehicles. Azerbaijan launched a new attack in the province of Syunik on Tuesday, shelling the Armenian positions and using artillery and armored vehicles, the Defense Ministry reported earlier. Authorities have already confirmed deaths and injuries among the Armenian army personnel. Although the Defense Ministry has not provided a specific number of deaths and injuries, it has revealed that the Armenian side has also lost two positions in Syunik. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |