Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Death of young Armenians from Karabakh not counted in Armenia’s military losses

[ 03 April 2015 17:50 ]

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Casualties the Armenian armed forces suffered this year on the front line is several times bigger than the numbers reflected in the report of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office, Defense Ministry spokesperson, colonel Vagif Dargahli told APA.

According to Dargahli, the 26 persons mentioned in the report are those stated by the Armenian Defense Ministry. And many of them are conscripts from Armenia. The death of young Armenians from Karabakh has not been counted in the list. In fact, the real number of casualties is bigger than these. The real number exceeds 70.

“There are a number of facts proving that the Armenian Defense Ministry conceals the army’s losses from the public. The Armenian community, smart people understand it. However, these losses are revealed in any form. The most recent example of this is that they hid information about six Armenian soldiers who died in mine explosion on March 31. Then this fact was confirmed with a video,” said Dargahli.

He noted that psychological effect of recent incidents on the Armenian side is already showing itself.

“Especially, after March 19, the Armenian community began to demand an explanation from the Defense Ministry and the country's leadership,” the spokesman added.

Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov also said that according to information statistics, Armenia lost more than 30 soldiers in the first quarter of 2015.