26/01/2015 16:13
NKR Defense Ministry: 3 Azerbaijani servicemen killed, 2 wounded
On January 24 – 25, Azerbaijan has violated the ceasefire about 800 times on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Karabakh and Azerbaijan, according to the press service of Defense Ministry of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
Over 14,000 shots from guns of various calibers, 60-mm mortars and RPG and AGS grenade launchers were fired at Armenian frontline positions by Azerbaijan in the indicated period.
“The frontline units of the NKR Defense Army took response actions, as a result of which the enemy suffered losses: three servicemen were killed and two others were wounded. The Defense Army of NKR did not suffer casualties,” a statement says, noting that the frontline units of NKR Defense Army continue to confidently perform their military duties along the Line of Contact.
According to information of Aysor.am, the number of the Azerbaijani side’s casualties reached five in the last two days.
Haqqin.az reported citing local bloggers that among those killed were Elshan Edendiyev conscripted into the army from Zagatalsk region, warrant officer Sahan Isayev from Shabran region, and Vugar Gasimov from Gajigabula.