April 5, 2016 - 22:00 AMT
29 Armenian soldiers killed, 101 injured in Karabakh violence

29 Armenian servicemen were killed and 101 injured in the course of clashes between the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army and Azeri armed forces on the line of contact.

Also, 28 soldiers on the Armenian side are missing in action, Colonel Victor Arustamyan stated during the Stepanakert-hosted briefing.

As of April 5, the Armenian side lost 14 tanks. The Defense Army destroyed 26 Azeri tanks, 4 IFVs, 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 helicopters and 12 drones. The Armenian side regained all positions yielded in the course of hostilities.

The parties to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.