Karabakh destroys one more Azeri helicopter, three tanks, two UAVsApril 2, 2016 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military clashes are still underway along the entire line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. In a statement, the Karabakh Defense Army said that battles are especially fierce in the southern (Hadrut) and northeastern (Martakert) directions of the contact line. According to verified information, the Karabakh troops on Saturday, April 2 destroyed two tanks in the southeastern direction, one tank and one unmanned aerial vehicle in the northeastern direction. At around 12:30 pm, Karabakh’s air defense forces downed another Azerbaijani helicopter and one more drone in the southeastern and northeastern directions, respectively. Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan shared the photo of one of the downed drones on Facebook.
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, using artillery, armored fighting vehicles and air force equipment among other weapons. Aside from the battles on the frontline, the rival has also carried out artillery strikes on civilian settlements and places of permanent deployment of several military units. On April 2, at around 8:30 am, the rival used BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher in the Martuni direction of the contact line. 12-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan was killed in the shelling, two more children were wounded. Earleir, the Nagorno Karabakh special forces identified an Azerbaijani subversive group near the Levonarkh settlement and threw the saboterus back to their positions. According to Armenia’s Defense Ministry, the rival troops retreated after suffering several human losses. Military operations are currently underway. Read also:President Sargsyan returning to Armenia amid clashes in Karabakh Putin calls for immediate cessation of hostilities on Karabakh contact line Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |