Stepanakert: data on losses of Azerbaijani Armed Forces faced  during  April war,contained in Sadykov`s letter to Hasanov are artificially   decreased in multiple

ArmInfo. NKR head press secretary David Babayan is assured that data on losses of Azerbaijani 

Armed Forces faced  during April war, contained in Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Najmeddin Sadykov's letter , addressed to  Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov  are artificially  decreased in multiple.

According to him, Armenian side repeatedly reported several thousand 

losses from the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. "The letter notes that 

during the period from 2 to 6 April 2016, the losses of the Armed 

Forces of Azerbaijan amounted to 558 killed and 1,293 wounded, with 

98 soldiers killed during offensives in the direction of 

Talish-Agdara (Martakert-ed). This document does not fully reflect 

the total number of losses. I will remind you that at the meeting of 

the first lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva with the mothers of the 

deceased were present more than 1000 women, which already indicates 

that the losses of the Azerbaijani side were at least 1500 to 2,000 

servicemen, "Babayan noted.

At the same time, he expressed confidence that appearance of this 

document in the media may indicate that the domestic political crisis 

and the intra-clan struggle have seriously deepened in Azerbaijan. At 

the same time, he did not rule out that the publication of the 

document was initiated with the easy submission of Ilham Aliyev 

himself. "Similarly, attempts are being made to exert pressure on 

certain security forces. This is not the whole list, left backlash. I 

also believe that an attempt to distract the attention of society 

from the real number of losses is done by such a throwing, as serious 

fires of discontent have appeared in the society, "Babayan said.

At the same time, he said that in Azerbaijan, serious business has 

been built on the deaths of the dead servicemen: the bodies of these 

young children have been sold, the funds allocated to the families of 

the deceased do not reach them completely, half settle in the pockets 

of military officials, cash in on the amounts for tombstones, and 

sites allocated for graves. <And this list can be continued - this is 

a show that should continue and it continues. And the totalitarian 

dynastic regime in Azerbaijan so far allows us to "shut up the 

mouths" of relatives and friends of the deceased, "the press 

secretary of President of Artsakh concluded.