As at the first stage of the Azerbaijan-Nagorno-Karabakh war, and on the night of 2 April, 2016, Azerbaijan suddenly launched an attack against the NKR, using artillery, heavy armor and air power. If for Azerbaijan it is the latest adventure and the result of the wrong political-military calculations, for the Armenian side it was a signal for the unification of all Armenians around the world on the destruction of the invaders.

NKR Army of Defense units acted in an organized way, effectively used the necessary means of defense and deterrence of the enemy. The brave Armenian soldiers and officers fought a successful battle against the enemy forces in excess of ten times and won. The Azerbaijani side has different patterns of modern weapons, but experience has shown that it is important not the fact of weapons possessions, but the ability of their application.

Chief of Staff of the missile troops and artillery of the RA Armed Forces, Deputy Head of department Colonel Artavazd Yakhmuryan commends the actions of the AoD artillery units during the four-day battles.

They stopped the enemy and proved that they are the power of the Armenian army, these 18-20-year-old soldiers. They sent their message to the world: we will not allow!

Our army will win again the Azerbaijani army, our people once again will win the people of Azerbaijan! We stopped the advance of the enemy, who entered into our land, and threw it back. Armenian soldier proved that he stands firmly on the soil of his ancestors and never will allow anyone to attack our homeland.

Interview with Deputy Head of Department of Troops Service and Military Service Security of the General Staff of Armed Forces, Colonel Ara Petrosyan.

Armenian judoist Shahen Abaghyan in the 55 kg weight category won the Youth European Judo Cup in Athens. He won the starting competition to Turk Celik Emren, Georgian Giorgi Niazashvili and Zurab Kakhniashvili, and in the final competition Shahen defeated Azerbaijani Natig Gurbanli and became European champion.