Armenia and Azerbaijani military war broke out in Karabakh which already killed hundreds of soldiers and civilians. The serious fighting started April 1, 2016. Each forces are using hi-powered military equipment and it is reported that both sides had heavy casualties. (Photos and Videos)
Intense fighting has been reported in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan, with heavy casualties reported on both sides and the OSCE expressing its "grave concern" at developments.
The Armenian military accused Azerbaijani forces of launching a major offensive, involving tanks, heavy artillery, and helicopter gunships.
The Azerbaijani military said its frontline forces had first come under "intensive fire" from mortars, grenade launchers, and artillery and that the Azerbaijani Army had to take "urgent measures" to respond.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that 12 soldiers had died in the fighting. It said one Mi-24 helicopter was shot down and that one tank had been destroyed in a mine explosion.
The ministry claimed the army had "liberated strategic heights and settlements" in the region.
"Six Armenian tanks were destroyed [and] more than 100 Armenian servicemen were killed and injured," it said in a statement.
President Serzh Sarkisian said Azerbaijani troops had killed 18 ethnic Armenian soldiers.
"From our side, 18 soldiers were killed and some 35 others wounded," Sarkisian said at a meeting of the National Security Council in Yerevan, according to his press office.
He did not specify if the soldiers belonged to Yerevan-backed separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh or Armenia's armed forces.
Reports from the region said two civilians had also been killed, including a 12-year-old boy.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said Azerbaijan used aircraft, tanks and artillery to try to make inroads into Nagorno-Karabkh and that "Azerbaijani authorities bear all responsibility for the unprecedentedly supercharged situation."
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said the fighting began when Armenian forces fired mortars and large-caliber artillery shells across the front line. Ministry spokesman Vagif Dargyakhly told journalists that more than 120 shots were fired, some of which hit civilian residential areas.
Intense fighting has been reported in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan, with heavy casualties reported on both sides and the OSCE expressing its "grave concern" at developments.
The Armenian military accused Azerbaijani forces of launching a major offensive, involving tanks, heavy artillery, and helicopter gunships.
The Azerbaijani military said its frontline forces had first come under "intensive fire" from mortars, grenade launchers, and artillery and that the Azerbaijani Army had to take "urgent measures" to respond.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that 12 soldiers had died in the fighting. It said one Mi-24 helicopter was shot down and that one tank had been destroyed in a mine explosion.
The ministry claimed the army had "liberated strategic heights and settlements" in the region.
"Six Armenian tanks were destroyed [and] more than 100 Armenian servicemen were killed and injured," it said in a statement.
President Serzh Sarkisian said Azerbaijani troops had killed 18 ethnic Armenian soldiers.
"From our side, 18 soldiers were killed and some 35 others wounded," Sarkisian said at a meeting of the National Security Council in Yerevan, according to his press office.
He did not specify if the soldiers belonged to Yerevan-backed separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh or Armenia's armed forces.
Reports from the region said two civilians had also been killed, including a 12-year-old boy.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said Azerbaijan used aircraft, tanks and artillery to try to make inroads into Nagorno-Karabkh and that "Azerbaijani authorities bear all responsibility for the unprecedentedly supercharged situation."
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said the fighting began when Armenian forces fired mortars and large-caliber artillery shells across the front line. Ministry spokesman Vagif Dargyakhly told journalists that more than 120 shots were fired, some of which hit civilian residential areas.
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