(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 12. Two years have
passed since the day when the Armenian armed forces grossly
violated the ceasefire Regime in the direction of the Tovuz
district, which triggered the beginning and subsequently the
victory of Azerbaijan in the second Karabakh war.
On the first day of fighting – July 12, 2020, the Armenian armed
forces units subjected to fire the Azerbaijani army positions and
tried to go on the offensive. However, as a result of the adequate
retaliatory measures, the opposing side retreated, suffering
considerable losses.
While repelling the enemy attacks, three Azerbaijani servicemen
had been killed, five were wounded.
On the night of July 13, the Armenian military units once again
shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army, including the Aghdam
village of the Tovuz district. Azerbaijan took stronger retaliatory
measures, using artillery fire to destroy the stronghold, artillery
mounts, vehicles, and manpower of the enemy. The crushing blows
resulted in the significant losses from the Armenian side.
The Security Council held a meeting under the chairmanship of
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the same day. In the next
few days, the situation remained tense, the fierce battles
continued.
On the night of July 14-15, tens of thousands of young people
marched through Baku to express their support for the Azerbaijani
army. The next day, loads of young people applied to the State
Service for Mobilization and Conscription to enlist in the
Azerbaijani army.
On the morning of July 16, Aghdam, Dondar Gushchu and Vakhidli
villages of the Tovuz district were intensively fired by the enemy
from large-caliber weapons and mortars. However, the opposite side
was suppressed by return fire. Despite the tense situation,
relative calm was observed in the Tovuz direction of the
Azerbaijan-Armenia state border on July 17.
Some 12 Azerbaijani servicemen became martyrs, and one civilian
died following the Tovuz battles. A total of 100 enemy servicemen
have been killed, as well as enemy military equipment was disabled
as a result of the Tovuz battles.
President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva
are giving every support to the martyr families through special
care and attention.
The Tovuz battles once again demonstrated the military weakness
of Armenia and the fierce fighting spirit of the Azerbaijani
people. Thus, these battles became another page in the glorious
history of Azerbaijani Army.
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