Tigran Abrahamyan, a deputy of the NA faction, writes.
"9 years ago, on this day, on April 2, 2016, Azerbaijan began its large-scale military operations in the direction of Artsakh.
Azerbaijan has raised a task to resolve the Karabakh conflict through a military adventure and to finally close the issue of the existence of Armenians.
The Artsakh Defense Army, having a strong support of the Armenian people, failed the Azerbaijani military plan in the 4-day battles, causing huge human and technical losses.
As a result of the 4-day combat operations, the Armenian side had 75 victims.
According to the information received by the relevant services of various countries, the Azerbaijani side had 700 casualties, its various brigades, including the main attacks, the Brigade of "Yashma", after its large-scale losses, became incredibly.
Eternal glory to our compatriots who are martyred for the defense of the Homeland, the greatest respect for all those who have benefited from our homeland and its territorial integrity in these decades. "
2016 On the night of April 1, 2010, Azerbaijan began military aggression along the line of contact with Artsakh, using almost all possible types of military equipment in its arsenal. Large-scale military operations began between the Artsakh Republic's Defense Army and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which was later called a four-day war or a April war.
The confrontation lasted April 2 to 5. The most hotly battles were held in the southern (Hadrut) and Northeast (Martakert) directions of the Artsakh-Azerbaijani line of contact.
In general, the special units of the Azerbaijani significance start in more than 35 in the first day of April. Some groups immediately begin to penetrate and ambush in infrastructure of Armenian subdivisions and settlements.
Military operations begin at 03:00 a.m. At 9:10 p.m. Shortly afterwards, official Armenian sources report on the destruction of Azerbaijani armored vehicles. In particular, the Nagorno-Karabakhian air defense forces killed 1 helicopter of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the northern direction of the front line. The enemy also strikes to peaceful settlements and a number of permanent placement of a number of military units. At 10:00 p.m.
In the afternoon, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia said that the Azerbaijani subversive-intelligence detachment was killed near the village of Levonarchi, Artsakh, and the Azerbaijani side losses. Near 12:30, the Defense Army's anti-aircraft defending another unit of helicopters peeled, and the Northeast direction, and two more points.
On April 3, from 06.00, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued to practice aggressive military operations on the southern direction of the priority line.
On April 3, the Azerbaijani side issued a statement that he was unilaterally suspended fire, but he continued his fights and the shooting of the civilians of Martakert.
The Artsakh Defense Army said that the Armenian subdivisions took back one of the important bases in the Armenian Talish village, two servicemen were wounded on the Armenian side. Two tanks of the Azerbaijani armed forces and a battling battal vehicle were destroyed in the southern part of the front. On the night of April 3, the Azerbaijani side continues to publish the primary position of the Armenian Armed Forces and the Armenian settlements along the entire length of the contact line.
At around 07.00 in the morning, more intense shellings begin in the southeastern and northeastern direction of the contact zone.
The Azerbaijani armed forces apply heavy equipment, including HRC HRANETS and Fighting Flying Devices. Artillers of the Armenian Armed Forces are removing these systems from series, and the air defense units hurt one strike atps.
On that day, the drone bombed the drone on the way to Martakert, 5 people, including two village heads, are killed.
On the night of April 4, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are used in the southernmost direction of the primary line. As of 12:00, a ceasefire is approved, hostilities are terminated. Negotiation processes are underway to announce a ceasefire.
The OSCE Minsk Group is meeting in Vienna on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
During April, 121 soldiers and volunteers were killed and volunteered.
As for the losses of the Azerbaijani armed forces, there is no clear data on this. The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced only the loss of 31 servicemen, but according to various sources, the Azerbaijani side had about 300 casualties.
As of the time of reaching the ceasefire agreement, the Azerbaijani side also lost 24 tanks, 1 hmm, 6 armored vehicles, 1 engineering machine, 1 "Grad" CRC, 2 helicopters and 12 drones. It should be noted that the Armenian side has lost one Attes. The technical army of the Artsakh side was so dense that it was practically impossible to move forward without big losses, which was proved in a large number of losses, if the professional troops used.
