BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 2. Azerbaijan is
commemorating the 8th anniversary of the country’s military success
in 2016 April battles, Trend reports.

On April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions and settlements of
Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire by the Armenian Armed
Forces. As a result of the shelling of Azerbaijan’s settlements
located along the line of contact, six civilians were killed,
including two children under the age of 16. Numerous public and
private facilities, including civil infrastructure, were severely
damaged as a result of the attack.

Azerbaijan responded with an armed offensive, which resulted in
four days of fighting, as the country liberated several important
strategic spots previously occupied by Armenian Armed Forces.

Among the liberated territories during the four-day fighting
were heights around the village of Talish, as well as Seysulan
settlement, and Leletepe hill located in the direction of Fuzuli
district. As a result of the April battles, 30 Armenian tanks, up
to 15 artillery installations and engineering fortifications were
subjected to destruction, 320 Armenian soldiers were killed and
over 500 enemy soldiers were wounded.

Military operations along the line of contact between the
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces ceased on April 5, by agreement of
the parties.

As a result of the successful counteroffensive, more than 2,000
hectares of territory were liberated from the Armenian occupation.
The April battles, in general, demonstrated President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Ilham
Aliyev’s special attention to the army, the high combat readiness
of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces, their ability to liberate the
occupied territories.

Azerbaijani army’s victories in the April battles have laid the
foundation for the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from the
Armenian occupation during the 44-day war (from late Sept. through
early Nov.2020).