STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Azerbaijani Special Forces attacked Armenian positions in the northern part of the Line of Contact near Gyulistan on March 19, the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic (NKR) Defense Ministry reported. NKR Defense Army privates Hakob Khachatryan (born in 1996), Edward Hayrapetyan (born in 1995), and Arshak Harutyunyan (born in 1995) were killed in the attack. Four Armenian soldiers were also wounded in the raid, which took place at around 8:30 a.m.
The fighting lasted approximately two hours, after which the Azerbaijani forces retreated, according to the Defense Ministry.
Previously, on Feb. 28, an Azerbaijani Army raid along the northeastern portion of the line of contact resulted in the death of Artak Aghekyan and Hayk Baroyan, two servicemen of the Karabagh Defense Army.
This latest attack came about two weeks after the Karabagh Defense Army conducted two overnight raids on March 6, aimed at thwarting recent Azerbaijani ceasefire violations at different points on the Line of Contact.
2014 was the bloodiest year in the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict since the 1990’s.
Արա սրանք կատաղել են вообще: Պուծին, ես քո տատիկը, սաղ խառնեցիր:
Translation: Putin the thug’s adventurism has emboldened other thugs in the region, including Aliyev.
enough is enough. an eye for an eye.
how much humiliation is enough.
That’s a big loss for Artzakh Army, if that trend will continue the same way it will be very discouraging for the Artzakh defernding army, so what’s the strategy? wait until the next attacks to kill the rest of Artzakh’s small army?
The news of the attack is very vaugue, very incomplete, there seems something undisclosed, secret, why and what?. Please readers make your comments.
Very valid question…. President Sargsian must ask a valid question from Putin, “What was the political reasons, that mother Russia stop Armenian army to take over, Baku Khanate in 1994”
A.N……Mr Oglu.
Artsakh Army is not small they are lions. The azer can only kill Armenians when they attack with 25people or more against 3 Armenians……that’s how pathetic they are!
Nothing secret Armenian’s don’t hide like azeri about number of loss, we have FREE media, so it’s easy for lies to come out understand????????? unlike azeri the soldiers are worthless for aliyev clan. Remember 1 thing oglu…….defending side always has less loss……