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 As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |