Bako Sahakyan: Azerbaijani side thrown back after having captured several positions
Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan met on Sunday representatives of Armenian mass media on a visit to Artsakh.
As Yerkir.am reporter informs, President Sahakyan presented the situation on the border. Bako Sahakyan informed that the Azerbaijani offensive started at night at about 3:00 with the use of artillery.
“The adversary used heavy weapons, including tanks. Azerbaijani side captured several combat positions but then was thrown back, leaving numerous losses in manpower,” the President said.
President Sahakyan then stressed that NKR Defense Army controls the situation
“The number of casualties, hardships may not distract us from the ultimate goal. Suffering a pain does not mean losing the perseverance,” Bako Sahakyan said.