Thursday, April 2 2020 17:39

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.