Azerbaijani armed forces liberated more than 2,000 hectares of the country's territory from Armenian occupation, Azerbaijani defense ministry said in a message on May 18th, Trend reports.
Despite the fact that the Armenian side states about the alleged loss of 800 hectares, it's obvious that the area of territories liberated by Azerbaijan is being intentionally downplayed, the defense ministry said.
In fact, the Azerbaijani armed forces freed more than 2,000 hectares of land, and even a larger area from an operational point of view came under the control of Azerbaijani armed forces, said the message.
"In contrast to the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani armed forces are not taking any steps to aggravate the situation on the contact line but are only forced to take adequate steps," the defense ministry said. "No sabotage of the enemy will remain unanswered. The figures issued by Armenia regarding casualties on the both sides in early April also don't reflect reality. Actually the losses of the Armenian armed forces are ten times higher than ours."
