Karabakh Army soldiers in their defensive positions in Martakert (Agence France Presse photo)
Artsakh Defense Army sums up losses on Karabakh side
BAKU, STEPANAKERT—The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry on Monday warned that its armed forces are ready to attack the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital of Stepanakert, if Armenian forces continue to attack civilian targets near the Karabakh-Azerbaijan border, Reuters reported.
This warning comes as widespread reports from Stepanakert indicate that Azerbaijani armed forces are targeting civilian population and throughout the weekend, have killed at least four civilians, among them an 11-year-old boy in Martuni and brutally massacred an elderly couple in the Talish village of Martakert.
During a press conference Monday, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Ministry and Defense Army summed up the events leading up to Monday and provided an accounting of losses incurred by the Artsakh Armed Forces.
Speaking to reporters in Stepanakert, Head of the Karabakh Defense Army Operative Division, Colonel Vitali Arustamyan said that among the 20 casualties that have been listed, two were children and three were elderly.
Arustamyan also said that there were 72 wounded and 26 people were missing in action. He also added that heavy fighting was taking place around five military positions in the south and three positions in the north.
“No Armenian positions are under Azerbaijani control. In the sections where the enemy managed to make ground advances amount to 200 to 300 meters,â€
