ArmInfo.According to the latest data, 25 servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces were considered missing as a result of the September aggression of Azerbaijan. Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Edward Asryan stated this on October 31 in the parliament in an interview with journalists.
At the same time, he added that in the second decade of October, the Azerbaijani side handed over the bodies of 10 Armenian servicemen to Armenia. " After identifying the bodies, we have to find out the fate of the other servicemen," Asryan said.
He also confirmed that the enemy forces do not allow the bodies of dead soldiers to be taken from a number of directions. " There is a soldier's body in the direction of Kutakan. It is viewed through binoculars, but we cannot pick up the remains of our serviceman, as the enemy does not allow it," he said. To clarify what the real territorial losses of Armenia are, different Armenian officials voice different figures, and it is not clear who to believe, Asryan said that each of them is right in turn. He assured that there are various methods for calculating losses, which causes confusion and ambiguous perception. "If we count those areas where the enemy invaded and occupied our territories, then this is about 130 square kilometers. If we count the losses of territories from our positions, then the losses are a smaller figure. That is, a different calculation methodology is used," he said. At the same time, he believes that the RA state border should be accepted as a reference, and not the positional position.
According to him, it is necessary to record that an invasion of the sovereign territory of Armenia has been committed, that is, aggression has been committed and the enemy must leave these territories. The head of the RA General Staff stressed that they are taking all possible measures to restore the sovereignty of Armenia.
"Actions are being taken both in the political and military fields," he assured, urging to wait for the final results. Asryan also stressed that the RA Armed Forces are carrying out fortification works in all directions.
It should be noted that the exact number of losses of the Armenian Armed Forces as a result of the September enemy aggression is still unknown. According to the authorities, the Armenian side has more than 200 victims . There are still no lists of the fallen servicemen, more than 1.5 months after the aggression.