(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has carried out all necessary
measures to organize a high level of service and combat activities
in any weather conditions in its subunits, especially in military
units of the army, stationed in the mountainous area with difficult
terrain, Azernews reports per the ministry.
The activities were carried out on the instructions of Defense
Minister Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov, the report added.
In order to carry out combat duty day and night at the combat
positions of the Azerbaijan Army Units, special warm clothing for a
cold climate has been distributed, and the necessary medicines,
wood, coal, as well as liquid fuel were supplied in accordance with
the preparation plan for the winter period.
The units stationed in Kalbajar and Lachin Districts are
provided with necessities uninterruptedly through recently
commissioned combined warehouses.
Servicemen, who need evacuation for medical treatment and
examination, as well as cargo are transported by the use of
specialized equipment and skis. Products, that strengthen immunity,
and other foods are preferred in the nutrition of military
personnel, serving in mountainous and cold regions.
Moreover, the personnel undertakes regular enlightenment talks
on seasonal diseases and frostbite injuries, as well as the
necessary preventive actions. As a result of preventive actions,
there has not been a single case of frostbite injury in the
Azerbaijan army units.
As a result of the interaction of the Engineering Troops with
other state structures, snow clearance of supply and other roads is
alternately carried out. The process of laying new roads is also
underway in order to maintain the evacuation roads in working order
during winter.
Since the start of the year, 804 km of roads have been cleared
of snow and thus the uninterrupted movement of military and
civilian transport has been ensured in Kalbajar and Lachin
Districts.
Due to the fall of high snowfall, additional signs are buried in
dangerous areas, and military personnel is instructed on strict
compliance with safety regulations.
The moral-psychological state of the personnel of all military
units, including subunits of the Azerbaijan Army, stationed in the
mountainous areas with difficult terrain, is at a high level, as
well as the assigned service and combat tasks are professionally
fulfilled in the wintertime.
Currently, the work in this direction continues in a planned
manner.