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AZERBAIJAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY TRIES HARDEST TO CONCEAL THE LOSSES AFTER ARMENIA'S RETALIATION FOR THE DOWNED HELICOPTER, A SOURCE IN SECURITY AGENCIES SAYS
by David Stepanyan
Thursday, December 25, 12:33
Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan tries hardest to conceal their
losses after Armenia's asymmetric retaliation to the recently downed
helicopter, ArmInfo's source in the security agencies says.
As Armenia shows restraint, Baku tries to save its image after downing
an Armenian helicopter on the line of contact of the Nagorny Karabakh
and Azerbaijani forces.
"Instead of admitting its mistakes and telling, at least, its society
the truth about that incident, the senseless deaths of its soldiers,
the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan keeps distorting the statements
of Armenian officials. In particular, Spokesperson, Colonel Vagif
Dargyakhli, was displeased with how Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran
Ohanyan described the retaliation for the downed helicopter. The
minister said that the details of the operation cannot be made public
so far, but the people will be informed about them when it is time,"
the source says.
The ideas of "military secrecy" and "non-disclosure of important
data," as well as transparent activity of the national armed forces
are, probably, strange to the Azerbaijan army that lacks military
traditions. To distract the public attention from the real death toll
in the Azerbaijani army, Dargyakhli tried to distort the facts and even
said that the Armenian defense minister made the above statement at the
final discussions for 2014. In fact, there were no final discussions,
the minister made that statement to reporters.
"The response by the Baku officials once again proves that there was
retaliation and it was asymmetric. They are well aware of the outcomes
of that retaliation, as their own media is flooded with the reports of
'accidents.' In Baku they will never admit that they failed to force
their scenario upon the Armenian party and are now reluctant to pay
for their behavior," the source says.
The Azerbaijani armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while it was
conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12 November.
Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan, Sargis
Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The Azeri officer that
shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal. On 22 November,
the NKR Defense Army Special Forces recovered the body of a crewmember
and the remains of the two pilots of Mi-24 helicopter that was downed
by Azerbaijani forces on 12 November. The necessary wreckage was
recovered too. Two Azerbaijani militaries were killed in the course
of the special operation. The NKR Defense Army suffered no losses.
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by David Stepanyan
Thursday, December 25, 12:33
Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan tries hardest to conceal their
losses after Armenia's asymmetric retaliation to the recently downed
helicopter, ArmInfo's source in the security agencies says.
As Armenia shows restraint, Baku tries to save its image after downing
an Armenian helicopter on the line of contact of the Nagorny Karabakh
and Azerbaijani forces.
"Instead of admitting its mistakes and telling, at least, its society
the truth about that incident, the senseless deaths of its soldiers,
the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan keeps distorting the statements
of Armenian officials. In particular, Spokesperson, Colonel Vagif
Dargyakhli, was displeased with how Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran
Ohanyan described the retaliation for the downed helicopter. The
minister said that the details of the operation cannot be made public
so far, but the people will be informed about them when it is time,"
the source says.
The ideas of "military secrecy" and "non-disclosure of important
data," as well as transparent activity of the national armed forces
are, probably, strange to the Azerbaijan army that lacks military
traditions. To distract the public attention from the real death toll
in the Azerbaijani army, Dargyakhli tried to distort the facts and even
said that the Armenian defense minister made the above statement at the
final discussions for 2014. In fact, there were no final discussions,
the minister made that statement to reporters.
"The response by the Baku officials once again proves that there was
retaliation and it was asymmetric. They are well aware of the outcomes
of that retaliation, as their own media is flooded with the reports of
'accidents.' In Baku they will never admit that they failed to force
their scenario upon the Armenian party and are now reluctant to pay
for their behavior," the source says.
The Azerbaijani armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while it was
conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12 November.
Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan, Sargis
Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The Azeri officer that
shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal. On 22 November,
the NKR Defense Army Special Forces recovered the body of a crewmember
and the remains of the two pilots of Mi-24 helicopter that was downed
by Azerbaijani forces on 12 November. The necessary wreckage was
recovered too. Two Azerbaijani militaries were killed in the course
of the special operation. The NKR Defense Army suffered no losses.
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