Canadian FM recalls 4-day war 

ArmInfo. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly touched upon the 4-day April war of 2016, unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh. It is noteworthy that even  the Canadian diplomat remembers the events of those days, but the  Armenian authorities do not. The day before, on the anniversary of  the well-known events, not a single government body or its leader  bothered to recall the Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh, which  took the lives of several dozen sons of the Armenian people who  fought for their homeland and the innocent residents of  Nagorno-Karabakh.

"On the anniversary of the 4-day war on April 16 in Nargono Karabakh,  we remember the lives lost and reaffirm Canada's commitment to peace  and dialogue. A lasting resolution can only come through diplomacy  and respect for international law," Ms Joly wrote on X. 

Nine years ago, on the night of April 2, 2016, the Azerbaijani Armed  Forces committed a large-scale military aggression against  Nagorno-Karabakh.

The war was accompanied by war crimes, gross violations of the laws  and customs of war, as well as international humanitarian law.

The April military actions were considered the largest-scale since  the ceasefire agreement of May 1994.  During the hostilities from  April 2 to 5, all Armenian military units, including artillery, tank  crews and anti- tank units, demonstrated excellent performance.

During the intense fighting, units of the Artsakh Defense Army  destroyed 2 Azerbaijani helicopters attacking the positions of the  Armenian side, 26 tanks, as well as 14 drones, 1 BM-21 ("Grad")  rocket and artillery mount, 4 infantry fighting vehicles and 1  engineering mount.

During the fighting on the contact line, the Armenian side lost 64  servicemen, 13 volunteers, 4 civilians, more than 120 people were  wounded, another 9 servicemen died after the cessation of the active  phase of hostilities, in the period up to April 13, several died  later in hospitals.

Based on the State Department data presented on May 16 in Vienna in  the same year, it becomes clear that in addition to 81 losses on the  Armenian side, about 270 Azerbaijanis died. At the same time,  analysts of the international research group Bellingcat estimated  Baku's losses at 400-500 killed soldiers.