ArmInfo. The four-day April war once again demonstrated that our enemy does not give up his claims. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan stated this in an interview with reporters in the military pantheon "Yerablur".
He noted that hostilities by Baku could be repeated. , Mirzoyan noted.
The NA Speaker emphasized that even in these difficult days, when the whole world is fighting against the coronavirus, Azerbaijan continues to bombard positions in Armenia. he said.
Mirzoyan also touched upon the work of the parliamentary commission investigating the April war. In particular, the president of parliament said: , the speaker of the Armenian parliament concluded. It should be noted that 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 military personnel, 13 volunteers, 4 civilians, more than 120 people were injured, another 9 military personnel died after the cessation of active military operations, until April 13, several died later in hospitals. Based on the data of the Department of State, 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.