31/07/2014 12:47
NKR troops repel Azerbaijani attack, casualties reported
Two servicemen of the Defense Army of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic were killed during an operation to repel an attack by Azerbaijani troops.
Azerbaijani troops launched today an attack in the direction of a frontline position in the northern direction of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Kazrabakh and Azerbaijan, according to the press service of NKR Defense Ministry.
“After meeting with organized resistance of servicemen on duty, the enemy was thrown back to its previous positions and suffered considerable losses. Unfortunately two servicemen of the NKR Defense Army died during the operation,” the NKR Defense Ministry said in a statement.