Armenians in panic, over 3,000 left occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region

/By Azernews/

By Nazrin Gadimova

Azerbaijan’s strong response to the provocation of Armenian militaries on the contact line of the troops has caused panic among those living in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Over 3,000 residents of the occupied territories have left their homes following the deterioration of the situation on the front line, according to Armenian media.

Moreover, local hospitals are in need of medicines. The ICRC reports that the organization’s representatives handed over medical kits, drugs and bandages for those wounded.

To prevent the mass flee from the occupied lands, the unrecognized regime in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has set up several posts at the outskirts of the towns.

To prevent growing of the panic, Armenian Armed Forces and the armed units of the separatist regime try to hide from the public the recent losses and spread misinformation about the losses of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

The situation on the frontline aggravated on April 2 after the Armenian military units in the occupied lands started shelling Azerbaijan’s positions.

To protect civilian population, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched counter attacks and as a result, the Azerbaijani troops retook hills around the village of Talish, as well as Seysulan settlement, and also took over Lele Tepe hill located in the direction of Fizuli region.

The hostilities renewed in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on April 4, as the Armenian side continued to shell the Azerbaijani positions although the Azerbaijani side announced unilateral ceasefire on April 3.

The Azerbaijani Army destroyed about 370 enemy soldiers since the start of the hostilities, according to the defense ministry.

Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to cease operations on the line of contact starting from 12.00, April 5.