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Karabakh: Bodies, remains of three Armenian pilots recovered in
overnight operation
Karabakh | 22.11.14 | 12:41
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The remains of three members of the crew of an Armenian military
helicopter shot downed by Azerbaijani troops near the Line of Contact
in Karabakh last week have been recovered as a result of an operation
conducted by a task group of Armenian armed forces overnight.
According to the press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's
(NKR) Ministry of Defense, the task force managed to recover the body
of one pilot and the remains of the other two, as well as the
necessary parts of the helicopter.
The statement issued by the NKR Defense Ministry says that
"considering the official statements of the Azerbaijani side and the
absence of negotiations, the NKR armed forces had to resort to a
special operation to establish the fate of the pilots of the
helicopter downed by the enemy on November 12 at the crash site and
solve the tasks ensuing from it."
According to the Ministry, during the implementation of the combat
operation two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed, while the NKR Defense
Army had no losses.
The incident that resulted from an unprecedented violation by
Azerbaijan of the 1994 ceasefire agreement was deplored by
international mediators, who voiced concern over the escalation of
violence in the conflict zone and specifically called on Azerbaijan to
give the Armenian side access to the helicopter wreckage to recover
the bodies of its pilots. But officials in Baku ignored the calls as
Azeri troops kept the area under intensive fire since November 12 not
allowing Karabakh forces to approach the helicopter crash site.
The three members of the downed Armenian helicopter were Major Sergey
Sahakyan (commander of the helicopter), Senior Lieutenant Sargis
Nazaryan and Lieutenant Azat Sahakyan.
Meanwhile, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, a spokesman for the Armenian Defense
Ministry, praised the the task force for the special operation that he
described as "unprecedented" given that it was conducted in conditions
of "extremely heavy fire" and "other enemy counteraction".
"The execution was brilliant considering the losses of the enemy that
had been setting up a trap [for Armenians]. For several days we will
still be hearing the names [of Azeri soldiers] who will, naturally, be
'dying as a result of accidents'. The NKR task force distinguished
itself on its professional day. Glory to the heroes! A brilliant
operation of a world level was conducted, the black guns are silent,"
Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook account.
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/58687/armenia_karabakh_pilots_bodies_recovered
overnight operation
Karabakh | 22.11.14 | 12:41
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The remains of three members of the crew of an Armenian military
helicopter shot downed by Azerbaijani troops near the Line of Contact
in Karabakh last week have been recovered as a result of an operation
conducted by a task group of Armenian armed forces overnight.
According to the press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's
(NKR) Ministry of Defense, the task force managed to recover the body
of one pilot and the remains of the other two, as well as the
necessary parts of the helicopter.
The statement issued by the NKR Defense Ministry says that
"considering the official statements of the Azerbaijani side and the
absence of negotiations, the NKR armed forces had to resort to a
special operation to establish the fate of the pilots of the
helicopter downed by the enemy on November 12 at the crash site and
solve the tasks ensuing from it."
According to the Ministry, during the implementation of the combat
operation two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed, while the NKR Defense
Army had no losses.
The incident that resulted from an unprecedented violation by
Azerbaijan of the 1994 ceasefire agreement was deplored by
international mediators, who voiced concern over the escalation of
violence in the conflict zone and specifically called on Azerbaijan to
give the Armenian side access to the helicopter wreckage to recover
the bodies of its pilots. But officials in Baku ignored the calls as
Azeri troops kept the area under intensive fire since November 12 not
allowing Karabakh forces to approach the helicopter crash site.
The three members of the downed Armenian helicopter were Major Sergey
Sahakyan (commander of the helicopter), Senior Lieutenant Sargis
Nazaryan and Lieutenant Azat Sahakyan.
Meanwhile, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, a spokesman for the Armenian Defense
Ministry, praised the the task force for the special operation that he
described as "unprecedented" given that it was conducted in conditions
of "extremely heavy fire" and "other enemy counteraction".
"The execution was brilliant considering the losses of the enemy that
had been setting up a trap [for Armenians]. For several days we will
still be hearing the names [of Azeri soldiers] who will, naturally, be
'dying as a result of accidents'. The NKR task force distinguished
itself on its professional day. Glory to the heroes! A brilliant
operation of a world level was conducted, the black guns are silent,"
Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook account.
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/58687/armenia_karabakh_pilots_bodies_recovered