The Truth in Facts
NKA close observation of the tactics adopted by the state and non-state propaganda machine of the neighboring, but definitely unfriendly Azerbaijan, leaves one with an impression that those responsible for this domain do not least care to present the true face of the current military-political developments. Rather they are most interested in presenting the desirable, the pleasing instead of the reality. This is especially evident on the background of the unprecedented tension of the recent days on the contact line of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflicting forces. For one thing, the side that attacked first attempts to present itself as a victim of the Armenian aggression, for another, it tries to show the counterattacks it organizes and the heavy losses it inflicts to the army of the NKR. In fact, the reality is quite the opposite and looks as follows:
From July 28 to August 3 of the current year, the Azeri army carried out more than 5 unsuccessful subversive acts in different sections along the contact line of the conflicting forces. Each time receiving an adequate reply it was forced to withdraw to its initial positions with heavy losses. Due to defense and preventive actions, the frontier divisions of the Defense Army inflicted the following damage to the rival:
-The Special Purpose Forces (“Spetsnaz”) of Azerbaijan near Martakert were thrown back recoding 2 deaths and many casualties.
- On the very same day the unsuccessful subversive acts by the rival near Martuni ended in 1 death. Many were wounded.
-On July 31 the Armenian Forces near Gyulistan killed 2 Azeri soldiers.
- In the night of August 1-2 as a result of the preventive actions by the Armenian Forces near Askeran, the rival lost 9 soldiers. Still seven were wounded. Only 3 out of 19 Azeris managed to survive.
-Within the same time range /August 1-2/ the 50-member Special Purpose Forces of Azerbaijan out on a subversive act were thrown back to the initial position with heavy losses – 6 dead and 7 wounded.
- On the very day during the preventive actions near Martuni the Armenian Forces killed 3 Azeri soldiers and wounded 4 ones.
- The subversive act carried out in the direction of Askeran on August 2 resulted in one death and many casualties on the part of the rival.
On the whole, the Azeri Army recorded more than 25 deaths and 30 wounded soldiers in different sections of the contact line from July 28 to August 2.
Within the same time period the NKR Defense Army had 5 soldiers killed and 7 wounded.
This is the true picture of the local confrontations between the Kharabakh-Azerbaijani conflicting forces of the last five days. We will still refer to it later on.
Press Service of NKR Defense Ministry