Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Enemy's losses in 2015 is more than 276 persons

Baku. 21 January. REPORT.AZ/  Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense (MD) commented on information spread by official representative of Armenian Ministry of Defense regarding totally 57 casualties of armed forces in 2015.

Report was told in the press service of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

Statement of Armenian side is frivolous and false: 'Thus, these figures do not completely coincide with official figures presented by Armenian side during the year. In accordance with information taken only from Armenian media, in 2015, enemy side suffered 83 casualties and over 100 wounded.

Statistics of information spread Armenian media on death in the army:

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry declares: If calculate figures, concealed from the Armenian public, got from various sources, including figures obtained just from the enemy side, terrible figure comes out. Even in accordance with approximate calculation, losses of the enemy side in 2015 is more than 276 persons.

Enemy side starts 2016 with losses. Armenian side has given serious instructions on concealing casualties and covering up incidents and crimes and they carry out strict measures for this purpose.

'We would like to mention one single fact happened on January 19 this year, but concealed by the enemy side. Thus, that day, at about 17:20 p.m., soldier of Armenian armed forces, drafted in 2014, an Armenian artillery division soldier Avetisyan Edgar Vartanin, received a wound in the inner part of his right arm as he mishandled the gun and was then admitted to hospital, but his commanders were strictly instructed not to disclose the fact.'