Baku / 16.10.20 / Turan: During the day on October 15 and on the night of October 16, the operational situation in the Agdere-Agdam and Fizuli-Hadrut directions
of the front remained tense, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Friday morning.
"Yesterday during the day the enemy fired rockets, artillery and mortars at the positions of our units in the Jabrayil and Hadrut directions liberated from the occupation , as well as villages near the front line. At night, the enemy tried to activate in several areas of the front.
Our troops suppressed the enemy's activity, and it suffered heavy losses. As a result of the actions taken by the Azerbaijan Army in different directions, a large number of manpower, 2 T-72 tanks, 1 BM-21 Grad MLRS, 5 D-30 howitzers, 2 ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft guns and 8 units of enemy vehicles with ammunition were destroyed," the press release says.
According to the information received, as it is further noted in the message, on the defensive line of the 18th motorized rifle division of the armed forces, cases of mass desertion of military personnel and conscripts were recorded in Armenia. In order to prevent this, the government of Armenia has established military police commandant posts on the highways of the Gorus and Turshsu settlements.
Among the personnel who took up positions on the defensive line of the 5th mountain rifle regiment, there are many killed and wounded. The regiment's divisions lack food and ammunition.
As a result of the destruction of vehicles transporting volunteers to the defensive line of the 10th regiment, there are killed and wounded.
The retreating enemy left a large number of automobile and armored vehicles in positions and fled.
On the defensive line of the 9th motorized rifle regiment, an artillery battery was destroyed, and the regiment's deputy commander was wounded.
It became known that some of the mercenaries who arrived in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh refused to join the battle.
The troops of the Azerbaijan Army retain their operational advantage along the entire front. --06D-
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