Destroyed houses, power transmission lines in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam restored
Restoration work has started in the villages of Azerbaijan’s
Aghdam district which were subjected to the artillery shelling by
Armenians, Ragub Mammadov, head of the Aghdam District Executive
Power, told Trend Apr.4.
He noted that currently, the situation in Aghdam is relatively
quiet.
“We meet the people whose houses were damaged as a result of the
shelling on the contact line and render them all the possible
assistance,” said Mammadov.
He added that the power transmission lines in Asadli and Garadaghli
villages were destroyed as a result of the artillery fire by
Armenians, but the power supply was immediately restored.
“Moreover, 24 families in Tezekend village were left without
electricity, but its supply was restored on Apr.3 in the evening,”
Mammadov added.
On the night of Apr. 2, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan
were subjected to heavy fire from Armenians, who were using
large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns.
Azerbaijani settlements near the frontline densely populated by
civilians were shelled as well.
A counter-attack was carried out following the provocations of the
Armenian armed forces on the night of Apr. 2.
Six Armenian tanks, 15 gun mounts and reinforced engineering
structures were destroyed and more than 100 servicemen of the
Armenian armed forces were wounded and killed during the
shootouts.
Twelve servicemen of the Azerbaijani armed forces heroically died,
one Mi-24 helicopter was shot down and one tank was damaged on a
mine.
Three more soldiers of Azerbaijan were killed during the past day
and night as a result of the ceasefire violation.
On Apr. 4, Azerbaijani armed forces destroyed three tanks and
eliminated around 30 servicemen of the Armenian armed forces.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four
resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the
Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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