YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. The losses of the sides during the recent military actions in the line of contact of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan are the following:

Adversary’s losses: 18 tanks, 3 battle vehicles, 1 military/engineering hardware, 2 helicopters, 6 UAVs, 1 MM-21 artillery system, more than 300 casualties. Number of wounded has yet to be clarified.

Nagorno Karabakh losses: 7 tanks, 20 casualties, 6 of whom officers and non-commissioned officers, 72 wounded, 8 of whom officers and non-commissioned officers. 4 casualties among civilians, 1 of them a child.

As “Armenpress” reports, this data was published by the Defense Army Operative Division head, Colonel Viktor Arstamyan during a press conference in the operative information center in Stepanakert. The Colonel stressed that the Defense Army forces are combat-ready and are able to carry out their military duty.

Regarding the territories, Viktor Arstamyan noted that the depth of the adversary’s penetration is 200-300 meters, and there are no settlements there. Currently 5 military positions are under the adversary’s control in the Kazakhlar-Nyuzger direction, and 3 positions in the Talish-Matakhi-Tapkatakoyunlu direction.

“On early morning of April 3, the adversary carried out new attacks in the Horadiz-Nyuzger direction by using armored vehicles. Defense Army units and civilian settlements in Martakert and Talish were bombarded. These attacks were suppressed. The battles in the Kazakhlar-Nyuzger and Tapkarakoyunlu-talish directions continued throughout the day. On the morning of April 4 the adversary carried out new attacks by using armored battle vehicles. The attacks were blocked. Battles continued throughout the day”, Viktor Arstamyan said.

He informed that the adversary for the first time fired the “TOS” heavy flamethrower system, which had no result. The adversary tried to use a UAV, which was destroyed by the Defense Army. The adversary is widely using UAV’s as reconnaissance striking machines. The Defense Army has destroyed some of them.