Head of Congressional Hispanic Caucus condemns Azerbaijani aggression against Nagorno Karabakh

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS. Head of Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Republican LindaSanchez condemned the Azerbaijani aggression against Nagorno Karabakh and called on Aliyev to return to the ceasefire regime.

“Armenpress” reports the statement issued by the congresswoman stresses that as a result of Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh Armenian soldiers and civilians have been killed.

“Such an escalation of violence threatens to absorb the entire region into a bloody conflict. I call on Azerbaijan to abide to ceasefire and cease hostilities against Nagorno Karabakh”, LindaSanchez stated.

Along the entire length of the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh- Azerbaijani opposing forces, on April 1 and throughout the morning of April 2, the adversary undertook large-scale offensive military actions, during which the adversary shelled with missile-artillery units not only Armenian defense positions, but also civilian settlements.

The Azerbaijani armed forces fired MM-21 (Grad) multiple rocket launcher on April 2, at 08: 30 in the direction of Martuni (NKR), killing 12 year old Vaghinak Grigoryan and wounding two other children. 4 other civilians were wounded later. On April 3 the subversive group of Azerbaijan brutally killed 3 elderly and vandalized their corpses in Talish village.

Due to the timely and professional actions of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army, it was possible to take the situation under control, and make the enemy suffer considerable losses.

The Defense Army undertook counteroffensive measures and dominated the strategic position in the direction of Talish, which was earlier occupied by Azerbaijani forces.

Adversary’s losses by April 4: 29 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.