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Defense Ministry: Roughly 170 servicemen, 12 armored units of Armenia destroyed - UPDATE

4 April 2016 17:54 (UTC+04:00)
Defense Ministry: Roughly 170 servicemen, 12 armored units of Armenia destroyed - UPDATE

The hostilities renewed in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on April 4, as the Armenian side continued to shell the Azerbaijani positions although the Azerbaijani side announced unilateral ceasefire on April 3.

As a result of the counter-attack, Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces neutralized up to 170 servicemen and 12 units of armored vehicles of the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

The Azerbaijani Army destroyed about 270 enemy soldiers since the start of the hostilities, according to the ministry.

“The army is now carrying out fortification and engineering work in strategic positions which they retook,” the ministry said.

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