ArmInfo. Risk reduction measures and mechanisms must be implemented. This opinion was expressed by the Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, referring to the 4th anniversary of the April large-scale military aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh.
"Today we pay tribute to the memory of the victims of military aggression and atrocities perpetrated by Azerbaijan in April 2016against Artsakh. Risk reduction measures and mechanisms must be implemented.," Mnatsakanyan wrote on his Twitter page.
To recall, on the night of April 2, 2016, the armed forces of Azerbaijan carried out large-scale military aggression against Artsakh. The war was accompanied by war crimes, gross violations of the laws and customs of war, as well as international humanitarian law. April military operations became the largest after the ceasefire agreement of May 1994. During the fighting from April 2 to 5, all Armenian military units, including artillerymen, tankers and anti-tank units, showed excellent performance.
During intense fighting, the Artsakh Defense Forces destroyed 2 Azerbaijani helicopters attacking the positions of the Armenian side, 26 tanks, as well as 14 drones, 1 BM-21 (Grad) missile and artillery installation, 4 BMP and 1 engineering installation.
During the fighting on the Contact Line, the Armenian side lost 64 servicemen, 13 volunteers, 4 civilians, more than 120 people were injured, another 9 servicemen died after the cessation of active military operations, from April 13, several died later in hospitals.
Based on the data of the State Department, presented on May 16 in Vienna in the same year, it becomes clear that in addition to 81 losses from the Armenian side, about 270 Azerbaijanis died. At the same time, analysts at the Bellingcat international research group estimate the losses of Baku at 400-500 killed soldiers.