Stepanakert: data on losses of Azerbaijani Armed Forces faced  during  April war,contained in Sadykov`s letter to Hasanov are artificially   decreased in multiple

ArmInfo. NKR head press secretary David Babayan is assured that data on losses of Azerbaijani  Armed Forces faced  during April war, contained in Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Najmeddin Sadykov's letter , addressed to  Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov  are artificially  decreased in multiple.

According to him, Armenian side repeatedly reported several thousand  losses from the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. "The letter notes that  during the period from 2 to 6 April 2016, the losses of the Armed  Forces of Azerbaijan amounted to 558 killed and 1,293 wounded, with  98 soldiers killed during offensives in the direction of  Talish-Agdara (Martakert-ed). This document does not fully reflect  the total number of losses. I will remind you that at the meeting of  the first lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva with the mothers of the  deceased were present more than 1000 women, which already indicates  that the losses of the Azerbaijani side were at least 1500 to 2,000  servicemen, "Babayan noted.

At the same time, he expressed confidence that appearance of this  document in the media may indicate that the domestic political crisis  and the intra-clan struggle have seriously deepened in Azerbaijan. At  the same time, he did not rule out that the publication of the  document was initiated with the easy submission of Ilham Aliyev  himself. "Similarly, attempts are being made to exert pressure on  certain security forces. This is not the whole list, left backlash. I  also believe that an attempt to distract the attention of society  from the real number of losses is done by such a throwing, as serious  fires of discontent have appeared in the society, "Babayan said.

At the same time, he said that in Azerbaijan, serious business has  been built on the deaths of the dead servicemen: the bodies of these  young children have been sold, the funds allocated to the families of  the deceased do not reach them completely, half settle in the pockets  of military officials, cash in on the amounts for tombstones, and  sites allocated for graves.