64 Azeri soldiers killed in 10 months of 2015: surveyNovember 2, 2015 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caspian Defense Studies Institute Khazar has published casualty data on the Azerbaijani Armed Forces for the first 10 months of 2015. According to the publication, 64 soldiers of the Azerbaijani army, Ministry of National Security,Emergency Ministry and the border troops have died since the beginning of the year: 31 of them are combat losses. 8 out of the remaining 33 have committed suicide, another eight were killed in collateral damage, five were killed in car accidents, 3 soldiers died due to careless handling of weaponry, 2 more were sun-stricken to death, two died because of avalanches, four passed away due to disease, and one soldier died for unknown reasons. Besides, 11 soldiers were wounded in clashes, two others were injured in mine accidents, one soldier was wounded in a suicide attempt, one in a car crash, one was injured in unknown conditions. At the same time, the Armenian portal Razm.info reports that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have lost 73 soldiers in the course of armed incidents, accidents, collisions on the line of contact and other incidents since the beginning of the year. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. 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. |