Moreover, he added that 72 soldiers have been wounded and 16 are missing in action, according to the ministry spokesman.
On the other hand, Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense put the number of Armenian military personnel killed at more than 300. The retaliatory strikes of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces destroyed approximately 170 Armenian serviceman and 12 military equipment.
Aroustamyan added that Azerbaijani forces still control 5 military outposts in the south and 3 in the north they had captured ealier.
On the night of Apr. 2, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from Armenians, who were using large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. Azerbaijani settlements near the frontline densely populated by civilians were shelled as well. There are casualties among civilians as a result of the shelling.
Armenian side suffers from heavy losses
05 April 2016
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Colonel Viktor Aroustamyan of the Defense Army held a press conference where he again concealed the number of Armenian soldiers killed. He noted that 20 Armenian soldiers had died in fighting with Azerbaijani forces since the early morning of April 2 although the real number of Armenian military personnel killed is more than 300.
