/By Azernews/

By Aynur Karimova

Armenia, whose efforts to take Azerbaijani army by surprise - through launching intense firing on the Azerbaijani posts and settlements- have gone in vain, spreads false information about its so-called victories over the glorious Azerbaijani Army.

Being in a deadlocked situation due to its aggressive and non-constructive position in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia reports about the destruction of five tanks and three drones of Azerbaijani in the conflict zone.

Azerbaijan' Defense Ministry has immediately answered the reports and informed that these reports are regular misinformation spread by the Armenian side to show its “ combat readiness” to the displeased Armenian society.

"The Defense Ministry of Armenia takes such provocative steps to restore the lost image of the army. We reiterate that this is a lie and a provocation," the Ministry stated.

Long-simmering tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared again on April 2 when the Armenian side began to shell the Azerbaijani positions and settlements along the frontline.

To protect civilian population, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched counter attacks and repulsed the enemy forces back. The Azerbaijani troops retook hills around the village of Talish capable of posing threat to Goranboy region and the town of Naftalan, as well as Seysulan settlement, and also took over Lele Tepe hill located in the direction of Fuzuli region.

Six Armenian tanks, 15 gun mounts and reinforced engineering structures have been destroyed and more than 100 Armenian servicemen were wounded and killed during the shootouts.

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.

As a result of the counter-attack, Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces neutralized up to 170 servicemen and 12 units of armored vehicles of the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

During the counter-attack carried out by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, up to 70 people and around 20 military equipment of Armenia were destroyed from April 4 to the morning of April 5.

The loss of the Azerbaijani army was 16 people in the past two days.

Realizing that their attempt to regain lost positions in the Khojavend-Fuzuli and Terter-Aghdere direction does not give any result, the Armenian army continues to shell villages located near the frontline and tries to destroy the infrastructure of Azerbaijan's frontier regions.

By using heavy artillery, the Armenian troops have fired at the power substation in the Garadaghli village in the Aghdam region, leaving 11 villages without electricity.

The residents of a nearby village of Evoghlu said that there is a problem in water supply of the village. Moreover, there is a problem with gas supply.

However, Ragub Mammadov, the Head of the Aghdam Region Executive Power, told media that works on the restoration of infrastructure will be started today.

Unfortunately, as a result of shelling of a mosque in the Ahmadaghalilar village of the Aghdam region, the village's resident Garash Dadashov, who was in the mosque that time, died of the sustained injuries.

The region's police department and prosecutor's office reported that a number of settlements of Terter region in the frontal zone, including the Azadgaragoyunlu and Duyerli villages were once again subjected to fire by Armenians.

One of the artillery shells fired by Armenian Armed forces towards the Azadgaragoyunlu village, hit a house owned by Mirza Rahimov at around 21:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours), on April 3. Later, at around 14:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours), on April 4, three artillery shells fired by Armenian troops towards the Duyerli village, hit Etibar Guliyev's house and completely destroyed it. Mehpara Aliyeva and Kamala Aghayeva, living in the neighborhood, received shrapnel wounds and were rushed to the hospital.

A criminal case has been initiated over the injury of civilians as a result of the artillery fire by Armenians.