Azerbaijan hands over bodies of 32 Armenian military servicemen to Armenia

YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan has handed over the bodies of 32 Armenian military servicemen to the Armenian side, spokesman of Armenian Defense Ministry Aram Torosyan told Novosti-Armenia news agency.

The Armenian Defense Ministry reported that there were no changes in the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border as of 9 p.m today.

Around midnight on September 13, the armed forces of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack in the southern and southeastern directions of the Republic of Armenia, encroaching on the territorial integrity of Armenia.

The aggression was carried out with the use of artillery, mortars and UAVs, including not only in the Armenia-Azerbaijan bordering area, but also in the areas of Sotk, Vardenis, Goris, Kapan, Artanish and Ishkhanasar settlements and their civilian infrastructure of Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik regions.

On September 14, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to cease fire on the border as of 8 p.m. Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia. that the ceasefire was brokered by Armenia's international partners. According to Prime Minister Pashinyan, 135 Armenian soldiers were killed in clashes with Azerbaijani troops. Azerbaijan said it lost 71 soldiers.-0-