Power transmission lines, damaged in Azerbaijan’s Terter, restored
Life goes on as usual in Azerbaijan’s Terter district which was
most of all subjected to the fire by Armenian armed units on the
frontal zone, Mustagim Mammadov, head of Terter District Executive
Power, told Trend Apr.4.
“All structures and organizations are operating. There are no
problems in the district,” he said.
The power transmission lines, destroyed as a result of the
artillery fire by Armenians, have been completely restored,
according to Mammadov.
Currently, all villages of Terter district are provided with
uninterrupted electricity supply, he 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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